French (Lafrenière): topographic name from
frenière ‘place of ash trees’. This is a secondary surname
particularly associated with the name Foisy, although also used
independently since 1749. It is often Americanized as Freeman.
SW; Tanguay. SW: at Foisy we say ‘often a secondary surname for
Lafreniere’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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