Explore the Family Name Freehling

The meaning of Freehling

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Frühling ‘spring’ (see Fruhling), and perhaps also of North German Friehling, a nickname for a serf who had been freed, Middle Low German vrilink. Compare Freeling.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Freehling experienced a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 42,529th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to become the 42,163rd. This represents an increase of 0.86%. The number of individuals with this surname also grew during this period, with the count rising from 480 to 515, an increase of 7.29%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 5.56%, moving from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,529	#42,163	0.86%
Count	480	515	7.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Freehling

In terms of ethnicity associated with the surname Freehling, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a predominance of White individuals identifying with this name. In 2000, 98.96% of individuals with the surname identified as White, although this figure slightly decreased to 96.50% by 2010. For other ethnic identities, the data for 2000 showed no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, by 2010, there were some changes, with 1.36% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.55% as Hispanic. The data remained unchanged for the other ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.96%	96.5%	-2.49%
Hispanic	0%	1.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.36%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%