Explore the Family Name Frattini

The meaning of Frattini

Italian (southern): probably a topographic name from Calabrian dialect frattina ‘scrubland’, Sicilian frattina ‘rugged place’ (from fratta ‘shrub, bramble’, also ‘deforested place’). Alternatively, it may be a habitational name from a place called with this word, for example one in Sicily. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dante, Filippo, Marco, Sante, Silvio.

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

The surname Frattini saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Frattini ranked 61,376th on the list of most popular surnames, but by 2010, it dropped to 62,903rd, marking a 2.49% decrease. However, the actual number of people carrying the Frattini surname increased from 306 to 318 during the same period, indicating a growth of 3.92%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#62,903	-2.49%
Count	306	318	3.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frattini

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Frattini surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identifies as White. In 2000, 93.46% of those bearing the surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 92.14% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a notable increase, moving from 4.25% in 2000 to 6.60% in 2010, a change of 55.29%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.46%	92.14%	-1.41%
Hispanic	4.25%	6.6%	55.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%