Freese History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Freese family

The surname Freese was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 12th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Freese family

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Freese Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Freese have been found, including Frese, Freese, Freeze, Freze, Friese, Frieze, Phrese, Phreeze, Frees, Freys, Freyze, Freyse, Freece and many more.

Early Notables of the Freese family

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Freese Ranking

In the United States, the name Freese is the 4,669^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Freese migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Freese, or a variant listed above:

Freese Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Freese, who arrived in Virginia in 1702 2
Peter Freese, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 2
Simon Freese, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1761 2

Freese Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John F Freese, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1804 2
Steffen Heinr Freese, who arrived in Ohio in 1832 2
Herm Heinr Freese, who landed in America in 1837 2
Hermann Heinrick Freese, aged 21, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 2
Heinr W Freese, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1843 2
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Freese Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Berta Freese, aged 11, who landed in America from Hamburg, in 1902
Caroline Freese, aged 60, who immigrated to the United States, in 1904
Catharina Freese, aged 57, who settled in America, in 1904
Adele Freese, aged 57, who settled in America from Hamburg, in 1905
Anna Freese, aged 27, who landed in America from Schleswig, Germany, in 1909
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Freese migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Freese Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. John Freese Sr., U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Freese (post 1700) +

Gene Freese (b. 1934), American professional baseball player
Stan Freese (b. 1945), American tuba player
Katherine Freese, American theoretical astrophysicist
Josh Freese (b. 1972), American session drummer and songwriter
Jason Freese (b. 1975), American band musician
George Freese (b. 1926), American professional baseball player
Jacob Freese, American politician, Member of New Hampshire State Senate 2nd District, 1829-31 4
Isaac Freese, American politician, Mayor of Bellaire, Ohio, 1900-02 4
Irving C. Freese (b. 1903), American politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Norwalk, 1946; Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut, 1947-55, 1957-59; Defeated, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945 4
George Freese, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1988 4
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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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html