Fremont

Where Fremont comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Fremont.

Fremont through the years
  1. 1856
    Fremont O. Phillips born
    American politician
  2. 1856
    Fremont Wood born
    American lawyer
  3. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1899
    Peak, #928
    6 babies named Fremont, its best rank.
  5. 1900
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Fremont O. Phillips · American politician, 1856–1936
  • Fremont Wood · American lawyer, 1856–1940
  • Fremont Cole · American politician, 1856–1915
  • Fremont Older · American newspaper editor, 1856–1935

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.