Explore the Family Name Frohlich

The meaning of Frohlich

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Fröhlich): see Froehlich. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Hans, Heinz, Franz, Gunter, Horst, Johann, Kurt, Otto, Reinhard, Willi, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Frohlich has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 22,011th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 24,388th place. This represents a 10.8% decrease in its ranking. The number of people bearing this surname also fell slightly from 1098 in 2000 to 1027 in 2010, a drop of about 6.47%. As a proportion of the population per 100k, the occurrence of the Frohlich surname also dropped from 0.41 to 0.35.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,011	#24,388	-10.8%
Count	1,098	1,027	-6.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.35	-14.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frohlich

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a few shifts among those with the Frohlich surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White showed a minor decrease from 95.36% to 95.03%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly from 0.82% to 0.97%, and there was a similar increase in the proportion of individuals claiming two or more races, from 1.37% to 1.46%. The most significant change was among those identifying as Hispanic, which rose from 1.46% to 2.04%. No changes were observed in percentages identifying as Black, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native were introduced to the group at 0.49% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	95.03%	-0.35%
Hispanic	1.46%	2.04%	39.73%
Two or More Races	1.37%	1.46%	6.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.82%	0.97%	18.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.49%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%