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Freeman


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Origin Of The Surname Freeman

Meaning Of The Surname Freeman

A free man

Interesting Facts About Freeman

This surname first evolved before the 7th century from the word ‘freo’ which meant ‘free born’ as well as ‘man’ when either a servant or worker. However in the 20th century this name was often seen as denoting a middle class family as to have come from a family given this surname as free men was considered a symbol of status as everyone was effectively a slave.

Freeman Statistics

Freeman is the number 215 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 38,498 share the surname Freeman in the UK.

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