Explore the Family Name Fravel

The meaning of Fravel

Probably an altered form of German Frevel, a nickname for an evil doer, from Middle High German vrevel, vrävel ‘bold, intrepid’, later ‘impudent’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fravel increased between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by its rank rising from 21,947 to 20,770, a change of approximately 5.36%. The count of individuals with this surname also demonstrated an increase over the decade, growing by 15.43% from 1,102 in 2000 to 1,272 in 2010. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased slightly, by about 4.88%, from 0.41 to 0.43 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,947	#20,770	5.36%
Count	1,102	1,272	15.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.43	4.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fravel

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fravel. In 2000, 95.46% of individuals with this surname identified as White, dropping slightly to 94.42% in 2010. The proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased significantly from 0.91% to 0.47% over the decade. Meanwhile, representation of two or more races among Fravels more than doubled from 1.00% to 2.12%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic grew by 44.85%, from 1.36% to 1.97%. Notably, there was no record of individuals with this surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 0.39% and 0.63% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.46%	94.42%	-1.09%
Two or More Races	1%	2.12%	112%
Hispanic	1.36%	1.97%	44.85%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.91%	0.47%	-48.35%
Black	0%	0.39%	0%