Free Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Free Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Free family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 134
Agricultural Labourer 47
Labourer 19
Chair Maker 8
Domestic Servant 8
Dress Maker 8
Lace Maker 7
Wife Of Above 5
General Servant 5
Chair Turner 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Laundress 4
Pauper 4
Shoe Maker 4
Farm Labourer 4
Gardener 3
Hawker 3
Carman 3
Cook 3
Dressmaker 3
House Keeper 3
Needle Woman 3
Coal Stower 2
House Maid 2
Warehouseman 2

Free Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fear 25% 10,639
2 Free 100% 6,519
3 Fair 25% 5,866
4 Fore 50% 1,804
5 Fare 50% 1,553
6 Far 25% 490
7 Faro 25% 384
8 Feare 40% 357
9 Faire 40% 325
10 Fire 50% 223
11 Four 25% 161
12 For 25% 149
13 Feer 50% 124

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The surname Free is the 2nd most popular variant of Fear.

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