Explore the Family Name Freilich

The meaning of Freilich

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle High German vrīlīch ‘open’, Yiddish freylekh ‘happy, cheerful’. As a Jewish surname it can also be artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isak, Yosef, Akiva, Este, Mendel, Schlomo, Shlomo, Sima, Sura, Yaakov, Zelig.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Freilich has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname Freilich moved from 32,202 in 2000 to 31,873 in 2010, indicating a rise by 1.02%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname grew by 7.26%, from 675 in 2000 to 724 in 2010. However, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 individuals remained the same at 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,202	#31,873	1.02%
Count	675	724	7.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.25	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Freilich

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes among those carrying the surname Freilich between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White fell slightly from 97.78% to 97.24%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic community saw an increase from 1.78% to 1.93%. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander community began to appear in the records for this surname in 2010, accounting for 0.69% of individuals named Freilich. The percentages for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or two or more races remained at zero during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.78%	97.24%	-0.55%
Hispanic	1.78%	1.93%	8.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%