Freestone

See also: freestone

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Frēostān, which is composed of the elements frēo (“free”) and stān (“stone”).

Proper noun

Freestone (countable and uncountable, plural Freestones)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Freestone County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

• Freestone County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Freestone is the 22592^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1137 individuals. Freestone is most common among White (94.55%) individuals.

Further reading

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