Freed History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Freed is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Numerous Jewish surnames are ornamental surnames, which are names that have an ornamental value and are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first person who used the name. However, ornamental names were often derived from elements that described locations or features of geography, animals and birds, occupations or personal names. The Ashkenazic Jewish name Freed is an ornamental name derived from the Yiddish word frid, which means peace.

Freed Ranking

In the United States, the name Freed is the 4,094^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Freed migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Freed Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Catharine Freed, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1764
Peter Freed, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
I Freed, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1788 2

Freed Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ann Freed, aged 16, who landed in New York in 1854 2
C. Freed, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1892

Freed Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anna Freed, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
Arthur Freed, who landed in America, in 1912
Carl E. Freed, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States, in 1914
Alma Olivia Freed, aged 26, who landed in America from Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1914
Adele Eleanore Freed, aged 20, who settled in America from Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1914
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Freed (post 1700) +

Wes Freed (1964-2022), American outsider artist, best known for his work that appeared on album covers of Lauren Hoffman and numerous American rock bands, including Cracker and the Drive-By Truckers
Richard Donald Freed (1928-2022), American music critic, program annotator and administrator from Chicago
Leonard Freed (1929-2006), American photographer
Kayce Freed (b. 1958), American television producer, widow of Peter Jennings
Albert James "Alan" Freed (1921-1965), American radio personality
Arthur Freed (1894-1973), American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer
Floyd W. III Freed, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives 135th District, 1992 3
Emil Freed, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 15th District, 1940 3
Emerich Burt Freed (1897-1955), American politician, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1941 3
C. William Freed, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928; Candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate 10th District, 1934 3
... (Another 13 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Freed History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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