Explore the Family Name Fruin

The meaning of Fruin

English: from the Middle English personal name Frewine. This probably derives both from Old English Frēowine (formed from frēo ‘free, noble’ + wine ‘friend’) and from Old English Frēawine (formed from frēa ‘ruler, lord’ + wine ‘friend’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fruin has seen a slight change between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 40,139 in 2000 to 42,237 in 2010, marking a decrease of 5.23%. However, the count remained steady at 514 for both years, indicating that the number of people with this surname had not changed. The proportion per 100k also took a dip from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, showing a decline of 10.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,139	#42,237	-5.23%
Count	514	514	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fruin

As for the ethnic identities associated with the surname Fruin, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander descent represented 1.95% in 2000, increasing to 2.33% in 2010. This represents an increase of 19.49%. Those identifying with two or more races constituted 1.36% in 2000, but data for 2010 was suppressed for privacy reasons. The percentage of individuals identifying as White reduced slightly over the decade, from 95.14% in 2000 to 94.55% in 2010. While there were no individuals who identified as Hispanic, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010, 1.75% identified as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.14%	94.55%	-0.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.95%	2.33%	19.49%
Hispanic	0%	1.75%	0%
Two or More Races	1.36%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%