Defreese

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of Dutch De Fries.

Proper noun

Defreese (plural Defreeses)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Defreese is the 33894^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Defreese is most common among White (66.32%) and Mixed Race (11.92%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Defreese”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 425.