Explore the Family Name Freniere

The meaning of Freniere

French (Frenière): variant of Frenier. In North America, this surname is actually a shortened form of the French Canadian variant Lafrenière (see Lafreniere).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Freniere has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Freniere held the rank of 88,825 in terms of popularity, dropping to 102,197 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 15.05 percent. The census count of individuals bearing the Freniere name also saw a reduction from 194 in 2000 to 176 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 9.28 percent. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.07 named Freniere in 2000, falling to a proportion of 0.06 by 2010, representing a 14.29 percent decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#88,825	#102,197	-15.05%
Count	194	176	-9.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Freniere

The Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnicity of individuals bearing the Freniere surname indicates certain shifts between 2000 and 2010. White individuals constituted the largest group amongst those with the Freniere surname, with 95.36 percent in 2000 and 92.05 percent in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 3.47 percent. The Hispanic representation within the Freniere surname bearers was nonexistent in 2000 but increased to 3.41 percent by 2010. The category of 'Two or more races' also appeared in 2010, accounting for 2.84 percent. No change was observed in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with their percentages remaining at 0.00 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	92.05%	-3.47%
Hispanic	0%	3.41%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%