How common is the surname Freeman?

169,149 people in the United States had the surname Freeman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,825 Americans. It ranked 151st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Freeman?

Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer (born 1937), followed by Cathy Freeman.

Where is the surname Freeman most common?

Wikidata records people named Freeman in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Freeman?

Freeman is /ˈfɹiː.mən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Freeman getting more or less common?

More common. 162,686 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 169,149 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Freeman also a first name?

Yes. Freeman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Freeman

A surname, carried by 169,149 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɹiː.mən/ 2 syllables Soundex F655 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Freeman is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

* Proprialisation of freeman. From originating as a freeman (instead of a serf, indentured, or some other status) * free + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 169,149 people named Freeman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,825 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 162,686.

#151

rank among US surnames

169,149

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #140)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#142	Fernandez	180,842	1,707
#143	McDonald	180,497	1,711
#144	Woods	177,425	1,740
#145	Washington	177,386	1,741
#146	Kennedy	176,865	1,746
#147	Wells	176,230	1,752
#148	Vargas	173,835	1,776

Who is named Freeman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Freeman identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Freemans

55 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer (born 1937)
Cathy Freeman
Australian short-distance runner, born 1973
Alex Freeman
American soccer player, born 2004
Cassidy Freeman
American actress and singer, born 1982
Kathleen Freeman
American actress (1919–2001)
Theodore Freeman
American astronaut (1930-1964)
Ron Freeman
American athletics competitor (born 1947)
Jo Freeman
American feminist, political scientist, writer and attorney, born 1945
Mona Freeman
American actress (1926-2014)
Al Freeman Jr.
American actor, director and acting teacher (1934-2012)
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
American novelist, short story writer, poet, children's author (1852-1930)
J. E. Freeman
American actor (1946-2014)

Notable Freemans come mostly from the United States (49), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Freemon

Surnames that sound like Freeman

Freeman has the Soundex code F655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F655.

Questions

Where does the surname Freeman come from?: * Proprialisation of freeman. From originating as a freeman (instead of a serf, indentured, or some other status) * free + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.
How common is the surname Freeman?: 169,149 people in the United States had the surname Freeman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,825 Americans. It ranked 151st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Freeman?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Freeman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Freeman?: Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer (born 1937), followed by Cathy Freeman.
Where is the surname Freeman most common?: Wikidata records people named Freeman in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Freeman?: Freeman is /ˈfɹiː.mən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Freeman getting more or less common?: More common. 162,686 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 169,149 in 2010, up 4.0%.
What are other spellings of Freeman?: Freemon.
Is Freeman also a first name?: Yes. Freeman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.