Frentress

Frentress Meaning & Origin

About Frentress
The surname Frentress is of English origin and is believed to be a variant of the name Fentress. It is derived from the Old English word "fenn," meaning "marsh" or "fen," and the word "tress," which refers to a lock or curl of hair. Therefore, the name Frentress likely originated as a descriptive surname for someone who lived near or had a distinctive feature resembling a curl of hair in a marshy or fenland area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Frentress is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Frentress: 227
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 82908
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Frentress based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRNTRS
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F6053602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F R EH1 N T R AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/frentress*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRNTRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F653

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Frentress in Braille

Here's how to represent Frentress in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Frentress in braille

How to sign the name Frentress using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Frentress using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Frentress in sign language

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