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Frettingham Family History

Frettingham Surname Meaning

from Frodingham (Lincs) North Frodingham (ER Yorks) which is recorded as Frethyngham in 1334 (Inquisitiones post Mortem) or South Frodingham (also ER Yorks).

The places were named in Old English with the personal name Frōda + ingas ‘the people of’ + hām ‘village homestead’ ‘the village of the people of Frōda’.

The forms with -th- are due to influence from the Old Scandinavian personal name Fróði.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Frettingham families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Frettingham family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1891. The most Frettingham families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 51 Frettingham families living in Nottinghamshire. This was about 94% of all the recorded Frettingham's in United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire had the highest population of Frettingham families in 1891.
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What did your Frettingham ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Frettingham. 74% of Frettingham women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Incapacitated
    14%
  • Unpaid Domestic Worker
    14%

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There are 89 military records available for the last name Frettingham. For the veterans among your Frettingham ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Average Frettingham life expectancy in 1965 was 85 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 70.

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