Froom Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Froom Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Frome' or 'Froome,' parishes in Somerset and Herefordshire.

Walter de Frome, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald de Frome, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Froom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3821:948,84570,809
England3061:182,08516,371
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Wales291:106,7088,358
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:84,9328,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Froom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Frome' or 'Froome,' parishes in Somerset and Herefordshire.

Walter de Frome, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald de Frome, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William de Frome, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John Frome, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) belonging to Frome (pron. Froom) (Somerset), named from the river, called From in a Latin Charter of A.D. 701.

There are several rivers Froome or Frome in the West of England [cp. Welsh ffrom, fuming, violent]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Frome; a location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Froom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Froom Come From? nationality or country of origin

Froom is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Froom.

How Common Is The Last Name Froom? popularity and diffusion

Froom is the 338,992nd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. Froom is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Froom reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 948,845. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 27 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.

Froom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Froom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Froom surname increased 979 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Froom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Froom surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Froom earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning R 201,696 per year; in United States they earn 24.83% more than the national average, earning $53,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $48,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Froome91718/
From898,534/
Fromm8015,677/
Frome80864/
Frohm80606/
Froon80246/
Froim80144/
Froum8054/
Froym805/
Pfrom804/
Fromd802/
Fromk802/
Fromn801/
Fhrom800/
Fromme735,036/
Pfromm73538/
Frohme73231/
Frootn7374/
Froont7310/
Fromne732/
Pfromn731/
Froong731/
Froume731/
Froimn730/
Vhroom730/
Froehm730/
Fron671,616/
Fram671,259/
Froń671,236/
Frum671,006/
Frootin67221/
Fromova6732/
Fronova6728/
Fronová6722/
Froumne6713/
Fromová679/
Früm673/

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