Freeman

• (surname): Freemon

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• Proprialisation of freeman. From originating as a freeman (instead of a serf, indentured, or some other status)
• free +‎ man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiː.mən/

Freeman (countable and uncountable, plural Freemans)

1. (countable) A surname.
   • 1886, Miss M. A. R. Tucker, “St. David's”, in Walford's Antiquarian: A Magazine & Bibliographical Review:

     It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally.

   1. An English surname from Middle English.
   2. A freed slave surname originating as an occupation.
2. A male given name.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia.
   2. An unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana.
   4. A township in Clare County, Michigan.
   5. A township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
   6. A city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota.
   7. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
   8. A town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
   9. An unincorporated community in the town of Langlade, Langlade County, Wisconsin.

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