Freeman Family History

Freeman Surname Meaning

English: from Middle English freman fremon ‘freeman free-born man’ (Old English frēomann frīgmann) used also occasionally as a personal name. As an African American surname it was in many cases adopted as a name denoting a man freed of slavery. See also Fryman and Free.

Irish: Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Ó Saoraidhe (see Seery).

Americanized form of French Lafrenière (see Lafreniere).

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Freimann (see Freiman).

Dutch: variant of Vreeman.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Freyman, Frieman, Freiman, Beeman, Redman, Feeman, Freedman, Fleeman, Trueman, Greenan

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166K	Military Records
117K	Immigration Records
1M	Census and Voter Lists
3M	Member Trees

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Where is the Freeman family from?

You can see how Freeman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Freeman family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Freeman families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 866 Freeman families living in Ontario. This was about 45% of all the recorded Freeman's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Freeman families in 1911.

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What did your Freeman ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Freeman. 32% of Freeman men worked as a Farmer and 14% of Freeman women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Freeman were Carpenter and Nurse.

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Farmer

32%

Labourer

Laborer

Carpenter

Housekeeper

14%

Stenographer

14%

Teacher

10%

Nurse

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Census Record

There are 1M census records available for the last name Freeman. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Freeman census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 117K immigration records available for the last name Freeman. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 166K military records available for the last name Freeman. For the veterans among your Freeman ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Freeman lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Freeman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Freeman in 1940 was 39, and 73 in 2004.

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Freeman Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Ó Saoraidhe (see Seery).

Americanized form of French Lafrenière (see Lafreniere).

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Freimann (see Freiman).

Dutch: variant of Vreeman.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Freeman family from?

What did your Freeman ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

32%

Labourer

Laborer

Carpenter

Housekeeper

14%

Stenographer

14%

Teacher

10%

Nurse

What Freeman family records will you find?

What is the average Freeman lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Freeman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Freeman in 1940 was 39, and 73 in 2004.

Freeman Family History

Freeman Surname Meaning

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Freeman Surname Meaning

6 million record(s) for Freeman

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Where is the Freeman family from?

What did your Freeman ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Freeman family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Freeman lifespan?

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