Find out how popular the last name Freimuth is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Freimuth.

Freimuth, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Freimuth surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Freimuth in America

Freimuth is the 28311th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Freimuth surname appeared 844 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Freimuth.

We can also compare 2010 data for Freimuth to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Freimuth

The surname Freimuth originates from Germany, emerging in the late medieval period around the 14th century. It is derived from the Middle High German words "vri" meaning "free" and "muot" meaning "courage" or "spirit." The name likely referred to a person with a free and courageous spirit or character.

Freimuth is believed to have first appeared in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where it was initially spelled as "Freymueth" or "Freymuth." Early records from the 15th century show variations such as "Freimuet" and "Freymutt" in various town registers and church records.

One of the earliest known references to the name Freimuth can be found in the Nuremberg Chronicles, a famous illustrated world history published in 1493. The entry mentions a "Hans Freimuth" from the city of Nuremberg, though no further details about this individual are provided.

The first recorded instance of the name Freimuth dates back to 1427, when a "Cuntz Freymut" is listed in the tax records of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. In 1498, a "Peter Freymuth" is mentioned in the records of the city of Leipzig, where he was a member of the local guild of tailors.

Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have carried the surname Freimuth. One of the earliest was Johann Freimuth (1472-1533), a German theologian and reformer who played a role in the Protestant Reformation. Another prominent figure was Friedrich Wilhelm Freimuth (1768-1842), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Kingdom of Saxony.

In the 19th century, Wilhelm Freimuth (1830-1905) was a German architect and builder who designed several notable buildings in the city of Dresden. Ernst Freimuth (1887-1964) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party, serving as a member of the Reichstag in the Weimar Republic.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Gerhard Freimuth (1906-1988), a German World War II fighter pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, one of the highest military decorations in Nazi Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Freimuth

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Freimuth.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Freimuth was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Freimuth has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Freimuth was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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