Freiberg Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Before any talk of crests, here are the plain facts about Freiberg. Freiberg ranked 16,662 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,719 people answering to the name. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Freiberg coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Researching the origin

A family Bible, a parish register or an emigration record often gives the first firm date for a Freiberg ancestor. Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Freiberg, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

Wikidata records Freiberg as a German family name. For the full story, order the Freiberg surname pack.