Freebody is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Freebody
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning:

See under Body - Boda, (latinized Bodlus,) occurs in Domesday as a previous tenant, and therefore probably a Saxon. Now boda is Anglo-Saxon, and bodi Old-Norse, for a messenger, and, in a preacher. It follows, therefore, that Truebody is equivalent to 'faithful messenger,' Light body to 'active messenger,' and Freebody to 'ambassador of peace.' (Anglo-Saxon frith, peace.) Again Handsomebody (the original meaning of handsome being handy, active)is a 'useful messenger,' while Goodbody, originally written Godebodi, may be no other than God's messenger-a preacher of the Gospel. The Gr. üyyelog is used in the double sense of messenger and preacher in Mark, i. 2.

Liberal fellow.

How popular is Freebody?

Freebody is common in Australia, England.

Freebody is ranked 405612 on our list.

Freebody is an uncommon surname, few people in Australia have the family name and might have roots in Australia. Around 863 people have been found who wears Freebody as their family name. Freebody have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Freebody:
5,245 Australia663
27,485 England140
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
420,603 United States35
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,958 Northern Ireland9
167,054 South Africa8

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