Explore the Family Name Freshour

The meaning of Freshour

Americanized form of German Froschauer (or Fröschauer), a habitational name from any of several places called Froschau, from Old High German frosc ‘frog’ + ouwa ‘wet land’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Freshour saw a slight decrease in rank from 14898 in 2000 to 15391 in 2010, marking a change of -3.31%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname increased over the decade by 4.56%, with 1822 people recorded in 2000 and 1905 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also fell slightly from 0.68 to 0.65, indicating a -4.41% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,898	#15,391	-3.31%
Count	1,822	1,905	4.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.65	-4.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Freshour

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census is quite revealing. The most significant change was observed in the Hispanic community, where the percentage of people with the surname Freshour nearly doubled from 1.04% in 2000 to 2.05% in 2010. This reflects an impressive growth of 97.12%. Similarly, the Asian/Pacific Islander community saw an increase of 65.79%, albeit starting from a smaller base of 0.38% in 2000. There was also a moderate increase of 25.35% among those identifying as two or more races. However, the proportion of White individuals with the Freshour surname decreased slightly by -1.28%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were at 0 in 2010, indicating either no presence or suppressed data for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	95.8%	-1.28%
Hispanic	1.04%	2.05%	97.12%
Two or More Races	0.71%	0.89%	25.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0.63%	65.79%
Black	0.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.49%	0%	0%