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

Fritzen, 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 Fritzen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fritzen in America

Fritzen is the 59603rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fritzen surname appeared 339 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 Fritzen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fritzen 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 Fritzen

The surname Fritzen is of German origin, with its earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the Low German word "Frits," which was a diminutive form of the personal name Friedrich or Frederik. This name was derived from the Germanic elements "frid" meaning peace and "ric" meaning ruler or powerful.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fritzen can be found in the town of Lübeck, located in northern Germany, in the 16th century. The name was also prevalent in other parts of northern Germany, particularly in the regions of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg.

In the 17th century, the Fritzen surname appeared in various church records and local registers across northern Germany. Notable individuals with this surname during this time include Hans Fritzen, a merchant from the city of Hamburg, who was recorded in the city's trade records in the mid-1600s.

As the centuries progressed, the Fritzen name spread to other parts of German-speaking regions. In the 18th century, Johann Fritzen, a notable scholar and theologian from the town of Altona (now part of Hamburg), gained recognition for his contributions to the field of religious studies.

During the 19th century, the Fritzen surname was found in various parts of Germany, as well as in areas with significant German populations, such as parts of modern-day Poland and Russia. One notable figure from this period was Wilhelm Fritzen, a German industrialist born in 1835, who established a successful textile manufacturing company in the city of Krefeld.

In the 20th century, several individuals with the Fritzen surname made significant contributions in various fields. These include Otto Fritzen (1901-1985), a German architect known for his modernist designs, and Hans-Georg Fritzen (1929-2010), a German politician and member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament.

Other notable individuals with the Fritzen surname throughout history include Karl Fritzen (1887-1970), a German painter and printmaker, and Joachim Fritzen (1933-2018), a German composer and music educator who composed works for choir, orchestra, and chamber ensembles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fritzen

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

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

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