Explore the Family Name Friske

The meaning of Friske

German: presumably a derivative of Fries.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Friske has seen a slight fluctuation in its popularity over the years. In 2000, the surname held the rank of 27,386, which marginally dropped to 28,176 by 2010, indicating a decrease of approximately 2.88%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 829 in 2000 to 849 in 2010, suggesting a growth rate of about 2.41%. Despite this increase, the proportion of people with the Friske surname per 100,000 population saw a dip of around 6.45% during the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,386	#28,176	-2.88%
Count	829	849	2.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Friske

In terms of ethnicity, the Friske surname predominantly aligns with the white ethnic identity, with a very slight decline from 96.86% in 2000 to 96.82% in 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The presence of this surname within the Hispanic community saw a significant increase of 175% from 2000 to 2010, though it still only represents 1.65% of all Friskes. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by about 34.86%, going from 1.09% in 2000 to 0.71% in 2010. Data for the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities were either absent or suppressed (S) in both census years for privacy reasons. Similarly, there were no instances of the Friske surname among American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in 2010, despite a recorded 0.84% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.86%	96.82%	-0.04%
Hispanic	0.6%	1.65%	175%
Two or More Races	1.09%	0.71%	-34.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.84%	0%	0%