The Freeman surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 162,686 people carried this name — #140 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,660 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
65 people named Freeman live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 63 people named Freeman.
Most of them — 46 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
24 people named Freeman have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 87 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Freeman in American newspapers,
1899–1932.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,026,942 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Freeman,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elizabeth Freeman 1744–1829 · midwife -
James Freeman 1759–1835 · writer -
George W. Freeman 1789–1858 · Anglican priest -
James Edward Freeman 1808–1884 · artist -
Daniel Freeman 1826–1908 · farmer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 196 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Freeman.
- Frede 431 · U.S. census
- Frederic 972 · U.S. census
- Frederich 183 · U.S. census
- Frederick 39,909 · U.S. census
- Frediani 459 · U.S. census
- Fredin 414 · U.S. census
- Fregosi 168 · U.S. census
- Frei 2,341 · U.S. census
- Freiburger 959 · U.S. census
- Freidinger 104 · U.S. census
- Frein 439 · U.S. census
- Freire 1,889 · U.S. census
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