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

Frazão, 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 Frazão surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frazão in America

Frazão is the 110286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frazão surname appeared 160 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 Frazão.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frazão 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 Frazão

The surname Frazao originated in Portugal and can be traced back to the 14th century. It is derived from the Portuguese word "freixo," which means ash tree. This suggests that the name may have initially been given to someone who lived near an ash grove or worked with ash wood.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Frazao surname appears in a document from the city of Braga, dated 1387. This document mentions a landowner named Joao Frazao, who owned several properties in the region.

In the 15th century, the name Frazao can be found in various records from the northern Portuguese regions of Minho and Douro Litoral. These regions were known for their fertile lands and thriving agricultural communities, which may have contributed to the prevalence of the name in those areas.

A notable figure bearing the Frazao surname was Diogo Frazao de Vasconcelos, a 16th-century Portuguese explorer and navigator. He was born in Lamego in 1537 and played a significant role in the exploration and colonization of Brazil during the Portuguese expansion period.

Another prominent individual with the Frazao surname was Joao Frazao de Vasconcellos, a 17th-century Portuguese nobleman and military commander. He was born in Lisbon in 1615 and served as the governor of Mozambique from 1669 to 1677.

In the 18th century, the Frazao surname can be found in records from the Azores Islands, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. One notable figure from this period was Manuel Frazao, a prominent merchant and landowner born in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, in 1738.

Moving into the 19th century, the Frazao surname gained recognition through the works of António Joaquim Frazao, a Portuguese writer and poet born in Lisbon in 1820. He is best known for his collections of poetry and his contributions to the romantic literary movement in Portugal.

Another notable figure from this period was José Frazao Braga, a Portuguese engineer and architect born in Lisbon in 1842. He was responsible for the design and construction of several important buildings and infrastructure projects in Portugal during the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frazão

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

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 Frazão 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 Frazão 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 Frazão was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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