Explore the Family Name Froese

The meaning of Froese

East German (Fröse): habitational name from Frohse or Frose, names of two places in Saxony-Anhalt. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Arno, Detlef, Helmut, Kurt, Otto, Willi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Froese has seen a boost in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 27,413th place to 23,485th, marking an increase in popularity by 14.33%. During the same period, the count of people with the Froese surname grew from 828 to 1,082, which equates to a substantial rise of 30.68%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals bearing this surname per 100,000 increased by 19.35%, from 0.31 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,413	#23,485	14.33%
Count	828	1,082	30.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.37	19.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Froese

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Froese surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals noticeable changes between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of Froese bearers identify as White (92.14% in 2010, down slightly from 95.17% in 2000), there was a significant jump in those identifying as Hispanic. In 2000, only 1.45% identified as Hispanic, but that number soared to 5.45% in 2010. There was a slight decrease in those reporting two or more races, from 1.69% to 1.29%. Additionally, American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers decreased from 1.33% to 0.55%. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.17%	92.14%	-3.18%
Hispanic	1.45%	5.45%	275.86%
Two or More Races	1.69%	1.29%	-23.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.33%	0.55%	-58.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%