Explore the Family Name Fragoso

The meaning of Fragoso

Galician and Portuguese: habitational name from any of the places called Fragoso, from fragoso ‘rocky, uneven’, an adjectival form of fraga ‘steep cliff’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Francisco, Jesus, Rodolfo, Carlos, Genaro, Juan, Pedro, Pablo, Ruben, Alfonso. Portuguese Joao, Joaquim.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fragoso has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Fragoso ranked as the 9,630th most common surname but jumped to the 7,778th position in 2010, marking a positive change of 19.23%. The count of people with this surname also increased by 37.78%, from 3,097 in 2000 to 4,267 in 2010. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the last name Fragoso per 100,000 people increased by 26.09%, demonstrating an upward trend in its popularity.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,630	#7,778	19.23%
Count	3,097	4,267	37.78%
Proportion per 100k	1.15	1.45	26.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fragoso

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Fragoso identify as Hispanic, with an increase from 85.95% in 2000 to 88.80% in 2010. There was also a slight increase in those identifying as Black, rising from 0.55% to 0.63%. However, there were notable decreases in other ethnicities. Those identifying as White decreased by 15.01%, Asian/Pacific Islander by 47.22%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native by 36.11%. The number of individuals identifying with two or more races also drastically dropped by 79.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	85.95%	88.8%	3.32%
White	11.66%	9.91%	-15.01%
Black	0.55%	0.63%	14.55%
Two or More Races	1.13%	0.23%	-79.65%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.36%	0.23%	-36.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.36%	0.19%	-47.22%