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

Frischer, 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 Frischer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frischer in America

Frischer is the 95955th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frischer surname appeared 190 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 Frischer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frischer 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 Frischer

The surname Frischer is believed to have originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe, primarily in Germany and Austria, during the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the German word "frisch," which means fresh, new, or recent. The name likely referred to someone who had recently arrived in a town or village, or it could have been an occupational name for someone who sold fresh produce or other perishable goods.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Frischer can be found in the city records of Nuremberg, Germany, where a Jakob Frischer is mentioned in 1425. In the 16th century, a notable figure with this surname was Hans Frischer (1532-1599), a German printer and publisher based in Nuremberg.

The name Frischer also appears in various historical documents and records from other parts of Germany and Austria. In the 17th century, Johann Frischer (1629-1692) was a German Lutheran theologian and author from Saxony. Around the same time, a family with the surname Frischer was recorded in the town of Freiburg im Breisgau in southwestern Germany.

As the name spread and evolved, various spellings and variations emerged, such as Frisch, Frischer, Frischer, and Frischler. These variations often reflected regional dialects and linguistic changes over time.

One notable individual with the surname Frischer was Max Frischer (1879-1938), an Austrian chemist and inventor who developed an early form of synthetic rubber. Another prominent figure was Hans Frischer (1907-1995), an Austrian-born American mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of coding theory.

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, families with the surname Frischer could be found in various parts of Germany, Austria, and other German-speaking regions. Some of them later immigrated to other countries, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia, carrying the name with them and contributing to its global spread.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frischer

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

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

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