# Freel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/freel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,058 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,495 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 150,022 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.0% (1,941 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Nickname, from Middle English freil (“frail, weak”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Freel in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Similar surnames

Ferrell, Friel, Ferrel, Farrell, Farley, Fraley, Fairley, Farlow, Frawley, Furlow, Farwell, Frailey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.