Explore the Family Name Frutchey

The meaning of Frutchey

Americanized form of Swiss German Frutschi, see Fruchey.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Frutchey saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 57,849th in prevalence among all surnames in the United States, with 329 individuals bearing this name. However, by 2010, it had dropped to 62,714th, representing a decrease of 8.41 percent over the decade. The total count of individuals with this name also slightly decreased from 329 in 2000 to 319 in 2010, marking a drop of 3.04 percent. This change resulted in a small decline in the proportion of individuals per 100,000 with the Frutchey surname, decreasing from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,849	#62,714	-8.41%
Count	329	319	-3.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frutchey

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most people with the Frutchey surname identified as White, albeit with a slight decrease from 95.74 percent in 2000 to 92.79 percent in 2010. A small percentage also reported multiple ethnic identities, which more than doubled from 1.52 percent in 2000 to 3.13 percent in 2010. Interestingly, there was no record of anyone with the Frutchey surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. However, the census did note a new appearance of Hispanic identification within the Frutchey surname group in 2010, accounting for 2.82 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.74%	92.79%	-3.08%
Two or More Races	1.52%	3.13%	105.92%
Hispanic	0%	2.82%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%