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

Freyta, 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 Freyta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Freyta in America

Freyta is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Freyta surname appeared 148 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 Freyta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Freyta 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 Freyta

The surname FREYTA is of Spanish origin and is believed to have emerged during the 12th century in the region of Castile. The name is thought to derive from the Spanish word "freita," which means "fringe" or "border," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a border or frontier area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the FREYTA surname can be found in a 13th-century document from the town of Burgos, where a certain Pedro Freyta was mentioned as a landowner. This indicates that the name had already established itself in the region by that time.

In the 15th century, the FREYTA surname appeared in several records from the city of Seville, including a reference to a merchant named Juan Freyta who traded goods with the nearby port of Cádiz. This suggests that the name had spread to other parts of Spain by that point.

During the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the FREYTA surname was Diego Freyta, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519. Freyta played a role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and is mentioned in several historical accounts of the time.

In the 17th century, a woman named María Freyta gained notoriety in Madrid for her skill as a lacemaker. Her intricate and delicate work was highly sought after by the Spanish nobility, and she is credited with helping to establish the city as a center of lacemaking.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, the FREYTA surname traveled with it. In the 18th century, a wealthy landowner named Rodrigo Freyta established a hacienda in the region of Puebla, Mexico, which remained in the family for several generations.

Other notable individuals with the FREYTA surname include Antonio Freyta, a 19th-century Spanish painter known for his landscapes and portraits, and Emilia Freyta, a 20th-century Peruvian writer and feminist activist who advocated for women's rights and education.

While the FREYTA surname originated in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly Latin American countries with historical ties to Spain. However, its roots can be traced back to the medieval period in the region of Castile, where it likely emerged as a descriptive name related to geographic borders or fringes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Freyta

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

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 Freyta 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 Freyta 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 Freyta was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Freyta, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!