Explore the Family Name Friloux

The meaning of Friloux

French: nickname from a derivative of friller ‘to shiver’, for someone sensitive to cold, or a habitational name from (Le/Les) Friloux, the name of several places in the northwestern part of France. Some characteristic forenames: French Henri.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Friloux has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Friloux was ranked as the 64,008th most popular surname, with a count of 291. By 2010, the rank had improved to 61,745 and the count increased to 325. This equates to a ranking improvement of 3.54% and a count increase of 11.68%. The proportion per 100k people remained the same at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#61,745	3.54%
Count	291	325	11.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Friloux

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the largest group bearing the Friloux surname identified as white, though this percentage decreased slightly from 77.32% in 2000 to 75.08% in 2010. Those identifying as black made up the second largest group, growing from 16.15% in 2000 to 19.38% in 2010, an increase of 20%. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races halved from 3.09% to 1.54%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native group saw a decrease of 30.42%, going from 3.09% to 2.15%. The Hispanic community within the Friloux surname emerged in 2010 at 1.85%, whereas no change was reported for the Asian/Pacific Islander group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.32%	75.08%	-2.9%
Black	16.15%	19.38%	20%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.09%	2.15%	-30.42%
Hispanic	0%	1.85%	0%
Two or More Races	3.09%	1.54%	-50.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%