Freyre Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The spelling Freyre grew out of Freire, a Portuguese surname with a long paper trail. Its meaning, shared with Freire, is “Friar / order brother”. The two spellings differ in a small detail: Freyre has “y” where Freire has “i”. The same family of names includes Freires.

In the 2010 US Census, 997 Americans gave Freyre as their last name (rank 24,934). 85% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. From 1891 to 2000, 178 births in France were registered under Freyre.

There is no single Freyre family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Freyre report, with a museum-style coat of arms.