Froom Surname
Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFroom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 382 | 1:948,845 | 70,809 |
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 287 | 1:84,932 | 8,963 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
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.
(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]
From Frome; a location name in Somerset.
Froom Demographics
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Froom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Froom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Froom occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Froom? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 338,992nd most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Froom live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 948,845. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 27 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.
Froom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Froom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Froom surname grew 979 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Froom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Froom surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Froome | 91 | 718 | / |
| From | 89 | 8,534 | / |
| Fromm | 80 | 15,677 | / |
| Frome | 80 | 864 | / |
| Frohm | 80 | 606 | / |
| Froon | 80 | 246 | / |
| Froim | 80 | 144 | / |
| Froum | 80 | 54 | / |
| Froym | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pfrom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fromd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fromk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fromn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fhrom | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fromme | 73 | 5,036 | / |
| Pfromm | 73 | 538 | / |
| Frohme | 73 | 231 | / |
| Frootn | 73 | 74 | / |
| Froont | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fromne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pfromn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Froong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Froume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Froimn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vhroom | 73 | 0 | / |
| Froehm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fron | 67 | 1,616 | / |
| Fram | 67 | 1,259 | / |
| Froń | 67 | 1,236 | / |
| Frum | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Frootin | 67 | 221 | / |
| Fromova | 67 | 32 | / |
| Fronova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fronová | 67 | 22 | / |
| Froumne | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fromová | 67 | 9 | / |
| Früm | 67 | 3 | / |
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