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

Friesenhahn, 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 Friesenhahn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Friesenhahn in America

Friesenhahn is the 32302nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Friesenhahn surname appeared 713 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 Friesenhahn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Friesenhahn 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 Friesenhahn

The surname Friesenhahn originated in Germany, with earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the German words "Friesen" meaning "Frisian" and "Hahn" meaning "rooster". This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone from Frisia who had a rooster as a heraldic symbol or was associated with poultry farming.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Friesenhahn can be found in the parish records of Etzleben, a village in the state of Thuringia, where a Johann Friesenhahn is mentioned in 1567. The name also appears in various other German regional records from the 16th and 17th centuries, often with slight variations in spelling such as Friesenhahn, Friesenhaan, or Friesenhahn.

The name Friesenhahn is closely linked to the region of Frisia, which encompasses parts of modern-day Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark. It is possible that the name originated with an individual or family that migrated from Frisia to other parts of Germany, carrying their surname with them.

One notable figure bearing the name Friesenhahn was Johann Friesenhahn, a German composer and organist who lived from 1610 to 1667. He served as the court organist for the Duke of Saxony-Gotha and composed several works for organ and other instruments.

Another historical figure with this surname was Heinrich Friesenhahn, a German lawyer and politician who lived from 1816 to 1892. He served as a member of the Prussian House of Representatives and was involved in the unification efforts that led to the creation of the German Empire in 1871.

In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the Friesenhahn name was Wilhelm Friesenhahn, a German architect who lived from 1834 to 1907. He designed several prominent buildings in Berlin, including the former Reich Postal Museum and the Prussian House of Lords.

The surname Friesenhahn also found its way to other parts of the world through German emigration. For instance, there are records of individuals with this name settling in parts of the United States, particularly in Texas, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Overall, the surname Friesenhahn has a rich history rooted in the German regions of Frisia and Thuringia, with notable bearers of the name contributing to various fields such as music, law, politics, and architecture over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Friesenhahn

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Friesenhahn, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!