Freethy is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Freethy
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

Freethy is variant form of Freeth. See Frith - See under Fell - A component syllable in many local surnames, (see Fellbelow), such as Felbridge, Fellgate, Feltham, Felton, Grenfell, &c.

"By frith and by fell," a common medievalism; equivalent to the classical "per sylram, per campum." "Also there is difference between the fryth and the fel; the fels are understood the moun tains, vallyes, and pastures, with corn and such like; [open ground] the frythes be token the springs and coppyses" [wood lands.]-Noble Art of Venerie, quoted by Halliw.

Form of the Freitag. Descendant of Freitag, the name sometimes given to one born on Friday.

Freethy is variation of Faraday. This, like other compounds of day, is not very easily explained. Derived from Anglo-Saxon fara, a traveller, with dag as a suffix.

Family name Freethy is a variant of Fereday. See Faraday - This, like other compounds of day, is not very easily explained. Derived from Anglo-Saxon fara, a traveller, with dag as a suffix.

Freethy is a variation of Friday. From the day of the week; from some event which occurred to the original bearer on that day. So Munday, Christmas, Pentecost. This name is found in the Hundred Rolls in its modern orthography.

How popular is Freethy?

Freethy is common in United States, Canada.

Freethy is ranked 897124 on our list.

Freethy is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Canada have the last name. Around 298 people have been found who wears Freethy as their family name. Few people around the world have Freethy as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Freethy:
175,023 United States121
32,292 Canada103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
51,923 England52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
70,688 Australia20

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