Find out how popular the last name Fradkin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fradkin.

Fradkin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fradkin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fradkin in America

Fradkin is the 43206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fradkin surname appeared 500 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Fradkin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fradkin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fradkin

The surname Fradkin originated from Eastern Europe, specifically in regions that are now part of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. It is a Jewish surname that likely emerged during the Middle Ages.

One theory suggests that the name Fradkin is derived from the Hebrew name Ephraim, which means "doubly fruitful." The suffix "-kin" or "-kin" was commonly added to Jewish surnames in Eastern Europe, indicating a diminutive form or a patronymic.

Another possible origin of the name Fradkin is that it is related to the word "fradka," which means "joy" or "happiness" in certain Slavic languages. This could indicate that the name was initially given to someone with a joyful or cheerful disposition.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Fradkin can be found in historical documents and records from the 16th and 17th centuries in areas such as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire.

One notable individual with the surname Fradkin was Mikhail Fradkin (1904-1983), a Russian-born American chemist who made significant contributions to the field of electrochemistry and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1972.

Another prominent figure was Ilya Fradkin (1913-1990), a Russian-American theoretical physicist who made important contributions to the field of quantum field theory and worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

In the literary world, Boris Fradkin (1936-2022) was a Russian-born American author and journalist who wrote extensively about Russia and the Soviet Union, including the book "The Riddle of the Kremlin."

Lev Fradkin (1905-1977) was a Russian-American artist and sculptor known for his modernist sculptures and his work as a teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Lastly, Grigory Fradkin (1900-1983) was a Russian chess player and composer who composed several endgame studies and won the Soviet Chess Composition Championship in 1924.

These are just a few examples of notable individuals who have carried the surname Fradkin throughout history, highlighting its Eastern European origins and its presence across various fields and professions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fradkin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fradkin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fradkin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fradkin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fradkin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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