Explore the Family Name Freebairn

The meaning of Freebairn

Scottish: variant of Freeborn.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Freebairn in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Freebairn increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 79,115th most popular surname and by 2010, it had risen to the 74,375th position, a change of approximately 6 percent. In terms of count, the number of individuals with this surname also saw an increase of around 16 percent, growing from 224 in 2000 to 260 in 2010. As a result, the proportion of people named Freebairn per 100,000 individuals slightly increased by 12.5 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,115	#74,375	5.99%
Count	224	260	16.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Freebairn

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Freebairn, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, accounting for over 91 percent of the total in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this percentage over the decade, dropping by just over 1 percent. The next largest group, though considerably smaller, identified as Hispanic - increasing from about 3 percent in 2000 to nearly 4 percent in 2010. Lastly, a small fraction of individuals with the Freebairn surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, seeing a minor increase of just over 3 percent from 2000 to 2010. No significant changes were noted for those identifying as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native over this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.86%	91.92%	-1.01%
Hispanic	3.13%	3.85%	23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.23%	2.31%	3.59%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%