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

Frison, 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 Frison surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frison in America

Frison is the 14064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frison surname appeared 2,140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Frison.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frison 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 Frison

The surname Frison originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "frison," which means "Frisian" or someone from Friesland, a region in the northwestern part of the Netherlands and a small part of Germany. The name likely referred to someone who had migrated or descended from Friesland.

Frison is also believed to be an occupational surname, referring to someone who worked with or traded Frisian textiles or fabrics. The Frisians were known for their exceptional skills in weaving and producing high-quality cloth during medieval times.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Frison surname can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon, a cartulary from the 9th century that contains records of landowners and tenants in Brittany, France. This suggests that the name was already in use during the Carolingian period.

In the 13th century, a man named Gilles Frison was mentioned in the records of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. He was a landowner and a member of the local nobility.

During the 14th century, the name appeared in various historical documents and records across different regions of France, including Normandy, Burgundy, and the Île-de-France.

One notable individual with the Frison surname was Jean Frison, a French sculptor who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He is known for his work on the tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany, located in the Basilica of Saint-Denis.

Another prominent figure was André Frison, a 16th-century French painter and manuscript illuminator. He was born in Rouen around 1520 and was renowned for his miniature paintings and illustrations in religious manuscripts and books.

In the 17th century, Jacques Frison was a French poet and dramatist from Normandy. He wrote several plays and poems that were performed and published during his lifetime.

The Frison surname also has a long history in Belgium, particularly in the regions of Flanders and Wallonia. One notable Belgian with this surname was Jean-Baptiste Frison, a 19th-century architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings and public spaces in Brussels.

Over the centuries, the Frison surname has been found in various spellings, such as Frisson, Frison, Frizon, and Fryzonne, reflecting regional variations and language influences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frison

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

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

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