Freeland Family History
Freeland Name Meaning
English (southeastern): status name for a holder of land held without obligation of rent or service from Middle English freland frilond literally ‘free land’ (Old English frēo land frīg land). As a Sussex name it may refer specifically to Freeland in Storrington (West Easewrithe Hundred). There is also a place called Freeland's Wood in Farleigh Surrey. Compare Frankland . English: elsewhere than Sussex Surrey and Kent possibly also from the Old French personal name Freland from ancient Germanic Fredeland composed of the elements frith ‘peace’ + land ‘land’. Americanized form of Dutch Vreeland .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022