Explore the Family Name Frase

The meaning of Frase

1. German: variant of Fraas. 2. English: nickname from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English frais, freis, fres ‘fresh-looking, vigorous, cheerful (person)’ (Old French frois, reinforced by Old English fersc, metathesised to fresh, fres, etc. in Middle English).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Frase has somewhat declined over a decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 19,157 and by 2010, it had slipped to 20,480, indicating a decrease in popularity of about 6.91%. Notably, the count of individuals with this surname also slightly decreased during this period, falling from 1,312 to 1,296, a drop of 1.22%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a decrease of 10.2% over this same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,157	#20,480	-6.91%
Count	1,312	1,296	-1.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.44	-10.2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frase

When considering the ethnic identity linked to the surname Frase, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of those with the Frase surname identified as White (95.81% in 2000 and 93.13% in 2010), there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.22% in 2000 to 2.39% in 2010, a significant rise of 95.90%. Those identifying as two or more races also went up, from 1.75% to 2.01%. The census began recording Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities associated with the surname in 2010, at 1% and 0.93% respectively. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, increasing slightly from 0.53% to 0.54%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.81%	93.13%	-2.8%
Hispanic	1.22%	2.39%	95.9%
Two or More Races	1.75%	2.01%	14.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Black	0%	0.93%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.53%	0.54%	1.89%