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 31873rd 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, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN