Explore the Family Name Frischman

The meaning of Frischman

1. Americanized form of German Frischmann. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Frisch. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meir, Hillel, Moshe, Ruchie. German Eldor, Ewald, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Frischman has seen slight changes from 2000 to 2010. In terms of ranking, this surname dropped slightly from 67,113 in 2000 to 67,519 in 2010, a minor change of -0.6. However, when it comes to the count or the number of people carrying this surname, there was a small increase of 6.18%, with the count going up from 275 in 2000 to 292 in 2010. The proportion per 100k remained stable at 0.1 for both years.

20002010Change
Rank#67,113#67,519-0.6%
Count2752926.18%
Proportion per 100k0.10.10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frischman

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Frischman identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. There was a small decrease in this group, from 98.91% in 2000 to 95.89% in 2010. In contrast, the percentage of Frischmans identifying as two or more races showed an increase from 0% to 1.71% during the same period. The groups identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%.

20002010Change
White98.91%95.89%-3.05%
Two or More Races0%1.71%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%