Frech Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Frech is a German surname. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “the bold man”.

• The 2010 US Census counted 1,040 people named Frech, ranking it number 24,174 among American surnames. French civil records give 315 births under the name Frech from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1971–1980. Births under the name grew in the later decades.
• Smith also lists Freake.

Heraldry and the Frech name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Frech coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. Get the complete Frech report, with a museum-style coat of arms.