Froude Surname
Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname
Froude 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.
Read More About This SurnameFroude Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 471 | 1:118,297 | 12,035 |
| Canada | 457 | 1:80,625 | 8,989 |
| United States | 187 | 1:1,938,283 | 125,322 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 238 | 1:102,418 | 10,282 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Froude 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.
= Frood, q.v.
The epithet Frode, wise, or much-knowing, was applied to more than one eminent Northman. See Laing's Chronicle of the Sea-Kings of Norway, i. 26 and 29. In Domesd. we find a Frodo, described as "frater Abbatis" (i.e., of St. Edmundsbury), and he had a son Gilbert, called "filius Frodonis," or Fitz-Froude.
From the Old Norse, Fróði; from the Danish, Froede; from the Swedish, Frode; personal name in the Domesday Book, Fradre, Frodo, Saxon tenants. Frodo also a tenant in chief.
Froude Demographics
Froude Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Froude Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Froude Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Froude is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Froude? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 266,766th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,974,434 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Froude are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Froude is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 118,297. In England Froude is primarily concentrated in: Berkshire, where 10 percent reside, Devon, where 9 percent reside and Somerset, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Froude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Froude has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Froude surname grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 984 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Froude Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Froude surname is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Froude surname are 11.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.81% being registered with the political party.
The amount Froude earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.71% more than the national average, earning R 332,004 per year; in United States they earn 29.22% more than the national average, earning $55,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $48,194 CAD per year.
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