Explore the Family Name Freyman

The meaning of Freyman

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Freiman 1. 2. Americanized form of German Freymann: status name for a free man in the feudal system (see Frey, Freier). Some characteristic forenames: Russian Lev, Boris, Igor, Semyon, Yevgenia. Jewish Bronya, Meyer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Freyman has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 47,838, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank 55,386, indicating a 15.78% decrease. Similarly, the count of people with the Freyman surname decreased from 416 in 2000 to 371 in 2010, a drop of 10.82%. The proportion of people with the Freyman surname per 100,000 also declined from 0.15 to 0.13 during this period, marking a 13.33% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,838	#55,386	-15.78%
Count	416	371	-10.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Freyman

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Freyman also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 98.56% of individuals with the Freyman surname identified as White, but this percentage slightly decreased to 96.5% by 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a noticeable increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 0% in 2000 to 2.96% in 2010. The data for those identifying as two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.56%	96.5%	-2.09%
Hispanic	0%	2.96%	0%
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%