Freilich

See also: freilich

English

Etymology

Ashkenazi surname, from Yiddish פֿריילעך (freylekh, “happy, cheerful”). Compare German freilich (“certainly, of course”).

Proper noun

Freilich (plural Freiliches or Freilichs)

A surname from Yiddish.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Freilich is the 31873^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724 individuals. Freilich is most common among White (97.24%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Freilich”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 602.

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