Freham meaning | Last name Freham origin

A variation of Freeman. Fremond is an Anglo-Saxon personal name; but this surname is more probably derived from the social condition, "A Freeman (liber homo), is one distinguished from a slave; that is, born o made free." Jacob, Law Dict . In th early days of feudalism two neighbour bearing some common Christian name would be distinguished by epithets denoting their respective conditions, as John le Freeman and John le Bonde, and these epithets would often become family name: In the Hundred Rolls we have not only many le Fremans, but also one Matilda Frewomans and an Agnes Frewif, or free wife, probably the wife of a bondman. The name also occurs there in the forms of Franchome and Fraunchomme. Also one who has received the freedom of any corporation.

Freham is the variation of the Freeman. Freeholder.

A form of Freeman. The free man, one whose status was just above that of a serf, one who owned land but was not of noble birth.