Explore the Family Name Froelich

The meaning of Froelich

German (mainly Frölich) and Jewish (Ashkenazic; also Frölich): variant of Fröhlich and Froehlich. Compare Frolich. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Herta, Horst, Rudi.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Froelich has seen a slight shift in its popularity over the years. In 2000, the surname ranked 10,384 and increased marginally to 10,416 by 2010, indicating a change of -0.31. The number of individuals with this surname grew from 2,844 in 2000 to 3,090 in 2010, a positive change of 8.65%. The proportion per 100k people remained constant at 1.05 between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,384	#10,416	-0.31%
Count	2,844	3,090	8.65%
Proportion per 100k	1.05	1.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Froelich

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there have been some changes among those bearing the Froelich surname. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.39 in 2000 to 0.52 in 2010, marking an increase of 33.33%. There was a 100% increase in those reporting two or more races, going from 0.60 in 2000 to 1.20 in 2010. The largest group, those identifying as White, decreased slightly from 97.71 in 2000 to 95.95 in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 0.81 in 2000 to 1.75 in 2010. Black representation, previously suppressed for privacy in 2000, was listed as 0.19 in 2010. Similarly, American Indian and Alaskan Native representation was previously suppressed for privacy but listed as 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.71%	95.95%	-1.8%
Hispanic	0.81%	1.75%	116.05%
Two or More Races	0.6%	1.2%	100%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.52%	33.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.39%	0%
Black	0%	0.19%	0%