Frewer Family History

Frewer Surname Meaning

Perhaps from the Middle English female personal name Freware (Old English Frēowaru formed from frēo ‘free noble’ + waru ‘protectress’). However, given the lateness of the surname examples, it is possible that all the bearers given here belong to (2).

Reduced form of Middle English froward northern Middle English fraward ‘contrary wilful disobedient perverse’. The full form is illustrated below but it seems not to have survived into the 20th century except in altered forms such as Frewer and Forward.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Brewer, Freer, Freier, Freyer, Flower, Dreyer, Fraser, Reder, Remer, Frager

6K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
402	Military Records
447	Immigration Records
7K	Census and Voter Lists
4K	Member Trees

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Where is the Frewer family from?

You can see how Frewer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Frewer family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Frewer families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 87 Frewer families living in London. This was about 51% of all the recorded Frewer's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Frewer families in 1891.

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What did your Frewer ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, master printer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Frewer. 34% of Frewer men worked as a master printer and 78% of Frewer women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Frewer were concrete products transport driver heavy worker and Housewife.

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master printer

34%

navy heavy worker

34%

concrete products transport driver heavy worker

34%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Private means

Housekeeper

Housewife

What Frewer family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 7K census records available for the last name Frewer. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Frewer census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 447 immigration records available for the last name Frewer. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 402 military records available for the last name Frewer. For the veterans among your Frewer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Frewer lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2001, in the United States, Frewer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Frewer in 1964 was 82, and 89 in 2001.

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Frewer Surname Meaning

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Frewer family from?

What did your Frewer ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

master printer

34%

navy heavy worker

34%

concrete products transport driver heavy worker

34%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Private means

Housekeeper

Housewife

What Frewer family records will you find?

What is the average Frewer lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2001, in the United States, Frewer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Frewer in 1964 was 82, and 89 in 2001.

Frewer Family History

Frewer Surname Meaning

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Frewer Surname Meaning

19,000 record(s) for Frewer

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Where is the Frewer family from?

What did your Frewer ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Frewer family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Frewer lifespan?

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