Explore the Family Name Fradin

The meaning of Fradin

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Frade, a variant of Freyde, meaning ‘joy’. It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isadore. Russian Boris, Mikhail, Yevgeny.

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How common is the last name Fradin in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fradin saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Fradin ranked 75,938th in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 77,522nd, marking a decrease of 2.09%. However, the actual count of people with the surname Fradin increased during the same period from 236 in 2000 to 247 in 2010, indicating a growth of 4.66%. The proportion of people with the surname Fradin per 100,000 also decreased by 11.11% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,938	#77,522	-2.09%
Count	236	247	4.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fradin

In terms of ethnicity, the Fradin surname shows some diversity. Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Fradin surname identify as White, with an increase from 83.47% in 2000 to 84.62% in 2010. Those identifying as Black made up 5.51% in 2000, almost doubling to 10.93% by 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped slightly from 2.54% to 2.43%. The census data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years, while those identifying with two or more races dropped from 7.20% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.47%	84.62%	1.38%
Black	5.51%	10.93%	98.37%
Hispanic	2.54%	2.43%	-4.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	7.2%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%