Froud Surname

166,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Froud Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Froud'. This name has troubled me much. There is not a trace of it in the Hundred Rolls and other contemporary records, so far as my researches have gone. Mr. Lower, however, has an important note upon it.

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Froud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6661:33,4444,420
Australia2661:101,48811,453
Canada1811:203,56719,858
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
South Africa711:763,06652,802
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Wales561:55,2605,065
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Bermuda151:4,352690
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8281:29,4393,975
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Froud (20) may also be a first name.

Froud Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Froud'. This name has troubled me much. There is not a trace of it in the Hundred Rolls and other contemporary records, so far as my researches have gone. Mr. Lower, however, has an important note upon it. 'The epithet trode, wise, was applied to more than one eminent Northman' (v. Laing's Chronicle of the Sea Kings of Norway). In Domesday we find a Frodo, described as 'frater Abbatis', (Bury St. Edmunds), and he had a son Gilbert, called filius Frodonis.' This is a satisfactory statement as far as it goes.

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

= Frood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Or Parsons. Christopher and John Parsons alias Frowde were of Wilts t. Elizabeth (Proc. Chanc. t. Eliz.). Froude bears three lions rampant in a bordure, and Person or Parsons three lions rampant on a fesse. The family subsequently appears in Devon. See Parsons. The name of Froud occurs 1261, when Ivo Fitz-Alan de Frode, with Adam, John, and Richard his brothers, paid a fine in Kent (Roberts, Excerpta).

The Norman People (1874)

Froud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Froud is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Froud? popularity and diffusion

The last name Froud is the 166,053rd most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,795,376 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Froud live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles. Froud is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,666 people, or 1 in 33,444. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Dorset, where 12 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Froud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Froud has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Froud last name expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 789 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Froud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Froud surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.95% registered with the party.

The amount Froud earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 181.65% more than the national average, earning R 669,300 per year; in United States they earn 15.94% less than the national average, earning $36,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frou89136/
Frod8915/
Frud8910/
Freud80969/
Fraud80581/
Frood80538/
Froux80466/
Froyd80367/
Froid80337/
Frudd80321/
Frouz80190/
Frouh80176/
Frojd8069/
Frous8050/
Frout8033/
Frued809/
Froed807/
Frods803/
Frhod803/
Fruid801/
Frouj801/
Froue801/
Frodd800/
Froup800/
Frodt800/
Fru7510,855/
Fro75100/
Frouji73204/
Freyou73191/
Froute73133/
Froust7392/
Frouja7332/
Froush7313/
Frojdh7310/
Froutz739/
Frouth738/
Frouzz738/
Frayou735/
Frouij734/
Frhood733/
Frauds732/
Freudt732/
Frouie732/
Frouje732/
Frajou731/
Friyod731/
Frodte731/
Frouch731/
Froiid731/
Ffroyd731/
Froejd731/
Froidh731/
Fraudt730/
Fruied730/
Frougy730/
Froutt730/
Froedt730/
Frau6711,451/
Froz671,833/
Frot671,812/
Fros671,601/
Froh671,269/
Fruh67919/
Froy67643/
Freu67455/
Frad67292/
Froa67260/
Frut67208/
Frus67204/
Froß67111/
Froe6773/
Froš6767/
Fruy6759/
Frue6757/
Froi6754/
Froj6730/
Froś6727/
Frågodt6725/
Freyoux6717/
Frňo6711/
Fruß6710/
Vrud678/
Frodova678/
Froucht677/
Frhu675/
Frui674/
Fruz673/
Fraoues673/
Frux672/
Frho672/
Fruś672/
Fruš672/
Vfro672/
Frudova671/
Ffru671/
Frop671/
Frro671/
Frgo671/
Fraouet671/
Früd671/
Frodová671/
Pfru671/
Wfro671/
Wfru671/
Frzu671/
Hfro671/
Frousch670/
Froo670/

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