The surname Fremont
A French surname, carried by 795 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈfɹiˌmɑnt/ 2 syllables Soundex F655
Origin
French origin
Borrowed from French Frémont. Places with said name, are typically named after John C. Fremont (in his case, the surname is typically but not always spelled with a written accent: Frémont). In the case of John C. Fremont, the name was originally Frémon; the "t" was added at some point.
One of 791 French surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 795 people named Fremont in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 388,359 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 809.
Who is named Fremont
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
74% of people named Fremont identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 74%
- Black (not Hispanic) 16%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
- Two or more races 1.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Famous Fremonts
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- John C. FrémontAmerican politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Fremont has the Soundex code F655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F655.
Other French surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Fremont come from?
- Borrowed from French Frémont. Places with said name, are typically named after John C. Fremont (in his case, the surname is typically but not always spelled with a written accent: Frémont). In the case of John C. Fremont, the name was originally Frémon; the "t" was added at some point.
- How common is the surname Fremont?
- 795 people in the United States had the surname Fremont in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 388,359 Americans. It ranked 29,626th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Fremont?
- In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Fremont identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Fremont?
- John C. Frémont, American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890).
- Where is the surname Fremont most common?
- Wikidata records people named Fremont in the United States.
- How do you pronounce Fremont?
- Fremont is /ˈfɹiˌmɑnt/, 2 syllables.
- Is the surname Fremont getting more or less common?
- Less common. 809 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 795 in 2010, down 1.7%.