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Early Origins of the Freier family

The surname Freier was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Freier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Freier research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the year 1910 is included under the topic Early Freier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Freier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Freir, Freier, Freire, Friere, Frier, Frieer, Freyer and many more.

Early Notables of the Freier family

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United States Freier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Freier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Conrad Freier, who landed in Texas in 1850 1
  • H Freier, who arrived in Texas in 1850 1
  • Konrad Freier, who landed in Texas in 1850 1
  • Bertha Freier, aged 11, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893 1
  • Augusta Freier, aged 15, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Freier Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Michael Freier, who landed in Alabama in 1916 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Freier (post 1700) +

  • Tom Freier, American politician in North Dakota
  • Kyle Freier, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 2004 2
  • Paul Freier (b. 1979), German Association footballer
  • Shalheveth Freier (1920-1995), German-born, British World War II soldier involved with smuggling Jewish refugees from Europe to Palestine 1943 to 1946
  • Recha Freier (1892-1984), Jewish founder of the Youth Aliyah organization in 1933 which saved the lives of 22,000 Jewish children from Nazi Germany
  • Philip Freier (b. 1955), Australian cleric, 13th Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia
  • Laurie Freier, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (father of Adam)
  • Adam Freier (b. 1980), Australian rugby union footballer


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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