Explore the Family Name Friscia

The meaning of Friscia

Italian (Sicily): possibly an ethnic name from a female palatalized form of frisius ‘Frisian’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Agostino, Antonio, Giuseppe, Palma, Pasquale, Pellegrino, Sal, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Friscia has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Friscia was the 26,361st most popular surname in the United States with 871 individuals bearing this name, accounting for about 0.32 per 100,000 people. By 2010, it had fallen to the 28,465th rank with 838 individuals, representing around 0.28 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of -7.98 in rank and a -3.79 decrease in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,361	#28,465	-7.98%
Count	871	838	-3.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.28	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Friscia

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Friscia also changed during this decade, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnicity carrying the Friscia surname is White, accounting for 94.03% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 92.24% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more races also declined by 18.45% and 28.19% respectively. Conversely, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase, rising from 3.44% in 2000 to 5.73% in 2010, a change of 66.57%. There was no data recorded for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities within this surname group in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.03%	92.24%	-1.9%
Hispanic	3.44%	5.73%	66.57%
Two or More Races	1.49%	1.07%	-28.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.03%	0.84%	-18.45%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%