Explore the Family Name Frisina

The meaning of Frisina

Italian: 1. from a diminutive of Fresia and hence an ethnic name for someone from Friesland, also applied as a personal name. 2. possibly a variant of Frosina, from a shortened form of the Greek personal name Euphrosynē ‘joy, happiness’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Antonio, Angelo, Antonietta, Antonino, Carmine, Egidio, Giacomo, Giovanni, Luigi, Natale, Palma.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Frisina saw a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 28,522 to 28,777, a change of -0.89 percent. However, the count of individuals with the Frisina surname increased by 5.08 percent during the same period, rising from 787 to 827. The proportion of the Frisina surname per 100,000 people slightly decreased by -3.45 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,522	#28,777	-0.89%
Count	787	827	5.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.28	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frisina

The ethnicity associated with the surname Frisina also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the percentage identifying as White decreased slightly by -2.07 percent, the proportion identifying as two or more races saw significant growth of 58.77 percent. There was also an increase in the proportion identifying as Hispanic, with a rise of 46.67 percent. In 2010, individuals identifying as Black began to appear in the data, while the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable or nonexistent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.81%	93.83%	-2.07%
Hispanic	1.65%	2.42%	46.67%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.81%	58.77%
Black	0%	1.09%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	0.85%	-4.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%