Explore the Family Name Frisella

The meaning of Frisella

Italian: possibly from a diminutive of Fresia and hence an ethnic name for someone from Friesland, also applied as a personal name. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Vincenza.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Frisella has seen a significant increase over the past decade. In 2000, the name was ranked 53,659 out of all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 49,914th position — an increase of nearly 7%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this last name also grew by over 16% during the same period, rising from 361 to 420 people. The proportion of the U.S. population with the Frisella surname per 100,000 people also increased slightly from 0.13 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,659	#49,914	6.98%
Count	361	420	16.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frisella

The ethnic identity associated with the Frisella surname also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this last name identified as White, making up 96.95% in 2000 and 95% in 2010. However, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0% in 2000 to 3.1% in 2010. Interestingly, the fractions of Frisellas who identified their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either very small or zero. There was also a modest increase of about 20% in those reporting two or more races from 1.39% to 1.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.95%	95%	-2.01%
Hispanic	0%	3.1%	0%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.67%	20.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.39%	0%	0%