Freeman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Freeman Name Meaning: This name was refered to a person who was born free.One who enjoys the liberty as the freeman of a city.

To simplify this name was given to someone who was not a serf. Serfs being labourers who were bound to the land; they formed the lowest social class of the feudal society.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Freeman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Freeman family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,418
Farm Labourer 261
Private Means 184
General Labourer 175
General Servant (domestic) 159
Labourer 155
None 125
Dressmaker 112
Clerk 108
Farmer 100
Domestic Servant 92
Coal Miner Hewer 88
At School 78
General Servant Domestic 73
House Painter 69
Charwoman 65
Laundress 65
Carpenter 63
Assisting In The Business 62
No Occupation 61
Shop Assistant 60
House Keeper 57
Housekeeper 56
At Home 56
Bricklayer 54

Freeman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Freeman 100% 141,705
2 Foreman 71% 28,247
3 Forman 57% 9,744
4 Farman 57% 7,226
5 Firman 57% 5,624
6 Fairman 57% 4,473
7 Firmin 43% 2,136
8 Freman 86% 1,915
9 Furman 57% 1,165
10 Fireman 71% 1,117
11 Fereman 71% 522
12 Ferman 71% 440
13 Fearman 57% 341
14 Firmen 43% 320
15 Fruman 71% 307
16 Fareman 71% 304
17 Froman 71% 270
18 Framan 71% 253
19 Fermin 57% 134

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The surname Freeman is the most popular version of all its varients

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