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

Fritzsche, 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 Fritzsche surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fritzsche in America

Fritzsche is the 32485th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fritzsche surname appeared 708 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 Fritzsche.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fritzsche 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 Fritzsche

The surname Fritzsche originated in Germany, with records dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed to be a derivative of the German name Fritz, which itself is a shortened form of the name Friedrich (Frederick). The suffix "-sche" was commonly added to surnames in certain regions of Germany to indicate a patronymic, meaning "son of".

Fritzsche is thought to have initially been used as a distinguishing surname in areas such as Saxony, where the name Fritz was particularly common. One of the earliest known references to the surname can be found in a baptismal record from the town of Döbeln, near Leipzig, in 1587, listing a child named "Hans Fritzsche".

Over the centuries, variations in spelling emerged, including Fritzsch, Fritzsch, and Fritzsche. These differences often reflected regional dialects and local scribal traditions. However, by the 18th century, the spelling "Fritzsche" had become predominant.

Notable individuals with the surname Fritzsche throughout history include Johann Gottlieb Fritzsche (1738-1819), a German theologian and author, and Friedrich Viktor Fritzsche (1825-1900), a German classical philologist and professor at the University of Rostock.

In the 19th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of Karl Fritzsche (1808-1871), a German chemist and professor at the University of Marburg, who made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

Another noteworthy figure was Otto Fritzsche (1857-1924), a German architect and urban planner who designed numerous buildings in Berlin and other cities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

More recently, Gerhard Fritzsche (1929-2015) was a German physicist and engineer who played a crucial role in the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology.

While the name Fritzsche has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and descendants of those who originally bore the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fritzsche

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

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

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