Explore the Family Name Fruchter

The meaning of Fruchter

Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of fruit, from an agent derivative of German Frucht ‘fruit’, Yiddish frukht. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Yaakov, Akiva, Chaim, Chana, Dov, Emanuel, Hadassah, Haim, Hersh, Mayer, Menachem, Merav.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fruchter saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 46,153rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 46,568th position, marking a drop of 0.9%. However, the number of individuals carrying the Fruchter name actually increased during this period. There were 435 people with the Fruchter surname recorded in the 2000 census, and this figure grew by 5.06% to 457 by 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion of Fruchters per 100,000 people in the U.S. decreased by 6.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,153	#46,568	-0.9%
Count	435	457	5.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fruchter

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Fruchter surname are white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 98.62% of Fruchters identified as white, though this percentage slightly dropped to 96.72% by 2010. The data reveals a new development in 2010 when some Fruchters started identifying as Hispanic, accounting for 2.19% of the total. During both census years, there were no Fruchters who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native. Similarly, none reported having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.62%	96.72%	-1.93%
Hispanic	0%	2.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%