Explore the Family Name Fradkin

The meaning of Fradkin

Jewish (from eastern Belarus): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Fradke, a pet form of Freyde, meaning ‘joy’. It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Dmitrii, Grigory, Leonid, Mikhail, Boris, Efim, Gennadiy, Grigoriy. Jewish Bronya, Hillel, Morry, Naum, Yakov, Yonah.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fradkin has visibly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 44,273rd most common surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 43,206th position, marking a positive change of 2.41%. Similarly, the number of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 458 in 2000 to 500 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 9.17%. However, the proportion of the surname Fradkin per 100,000 population remained unchanged at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,273	#43,206	2.41%
Count	458	500	9.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fradkin

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fradkin, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that it is predominantly White, with the percentage increasing marginally from 94.76% in 2000 to 95.80% in 2010. The data shows a slight decrease in people identifying as Two or More Races, with the figure dropping from 1.75% in 2000 to 1.40% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of Hispanics dropped from 1.97% to 1.80% over the same period. There are no records of individuals with the Fradkin surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.76%	95.8%	1.1%
Hispanic	1.97%	1.8%	-8.63%
Two or More Races	1.75%	1.4%	-20%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%