Explore the Family Name Freije

The meaning of Freije

1. Americanized form of Arabic (mainly from Lebanon) Freiji: from frêj, Levantine Arabic diminutive from the root f-r-j, which has a number of meanings, including ‘little bird’ and ‘relief from suffering’. Bearers of this surname are mostly Christians. 2. Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from any of the places called Freije, in Asturias (Spain).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Freije saw a minor increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 59,769 in terms of popularity but by 2010, it had risen to 56,588, indicating a change of 5.32%. The actual count of individuals with the Freije surname also saw an increase during this time period from 316 in 2000 to 361 in 2010, marking a 14.24% jump. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the Freije name per 100k remained steady at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,769	#56,588	5.32%
Count	316	361	14.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Freije

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the Freije surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Precisely, 95.25% identified as White in 2000 and this number slightly decreased to 95.01% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped from 4.11% to 3.88% over the same period. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Furthermore, nobody reported belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.25%	95.01%	-0.25%
Hispanic	4.11%	3.88%	-5.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%