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

Fronabarger, 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 Fronabarger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fronabarger in America

Fronabarger is the 120901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fronabarger surname appeared 143 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 Fronabarger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fronabarger 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 Fronabarger

The surname Fronabarger is believed to have originated in Germany during the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from a combination of the German words "fronen" meaning "to serve" and "barg" referring to a hill or mountain. This suggests the name may have been initially given to someone who lived or worked in the service of a lord or landowner near a prominent hill or mountain range.

One of the earliest known records of the name dates back to the early 16th century in the region of Bavaria, where a Hanns Fronabarger is mentioned in a local tax registry from 1523. At this time, variations like Fronabargker and Fronabargher were also seen. The name continued appearing sporadically in German church and municipal records over the next few centuries.

By the late 1600s, individuals bearing the Fronabarger surname had begun migrating to the Americas as part of the larger Germanic diaspora. Johann Peter Fronabarger, born around 1675, is one of the first known to settle in the British colonies, establishing a homestead in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley in 1712. His descendants went on to spread across the Mid-Atlantic states.

Notable Fronabargers from history include Wilhelm Fronabarger (1801-1879), a Prussian military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and Katherina Fronabarger (1832-1921), one of the earliest female physicians in the German states after studying under pioneer Elizabeth Blackwell. Johann Fronabarger (1768-1838) was among the first of his surname to immigrate to French Canada in the early 19th century.

In the United States, Jacob Fronabarger (1856-1941) became a respected educator and school administrator in Ohio, while his younger brother Samuel (1861-1923) was a prosperous farmer and local politician who served on the county council. More recently, artist Greta Fronabarger (1912-2005) gained acclaim for her landscapes and portraiture capturing scenes across the American Southwest.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fronabarger

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Fronabarger, 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!