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The Fremont surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 795 people carried this name — #29,626 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is down 2% from 809 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Fremont surname

A surname from French, anglicisation of Frémont.

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.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fremont» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,834 people named Fremont.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 74 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Paris 319
Calvados 311
Seine-Maritime 281
Maine-et-Loire 194
Indre-et-Loire 164
Orne 143
Loire-Atlantique 104
Ille-et-Vilaine 100

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Fremont,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elvira Fremont i Verdier
    Elvira Fremont i Verdier 1881–1956 · actor
  • Christiane Fremont 1951–
  • Henry Fremont 1962– · politician
  • Philippe Fremont 1963– · professions libérales et assimilés
  • Elisabeth Fremont 1963– · politician
  • Séverine Fremont 1971– · Class A official

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Fremont is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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