Friley

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Freilich.

Proper noun

Friley (plural Frileys)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Friley is the 38691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 571 individuals. Friley is most common among White (84.06%) and Black/African American (12.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Friley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 606.