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

Frugé, 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 Frugé surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frugé in America

Frugé is the 9899th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frugé surname appeared 3,266 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 Frugé.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frugé 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 Frugé

The surname Fruge originated in the Walloon region of Belgium, which includes parts of modern-day France. The name is believed to derive from the French word "frugue," meaning "to strike" or "to beat." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who worked as a minter or smith.

The earliest recorded instances of the Fruge surname date back to the 13th century in the town of Liège, which was part of the Principality of Liège at the time. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name include Jean Fruge, who was mentioned in a municipal record from 1275, and Lambert Fruge, a blacksmith recorded in the city's guild records in 1298.

The Fruge name appears to have spread throughout the Low Countries and into neighboring regions during the Middle Ages. In the 14th century, there are records of individuals with the surname Fruge living in the Duchy of Brabant and the County of Flanders.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as religious and political turmoil gripped the region, many Walloon families, including those with the Fruge surname, sought refuge in other parts of Europe and the Americas. This led to the establishment of Fruge family lines in countries such as France, Spain, and the United States.

One notable bearer of the Fruge name was Antoine Fruge (1518-1592), a Walloon metalsmith who settled in Paris in the mid-16th century and became known for his intricate and ornate metalwork. Another was Pierre Fruge (1630-1701), a Walloon merchant who established a successful trading company in Amsterdam.

In the Americas, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the Fruge surname was Jean-Baptiste Fruge (1695-1768), a French Huguenot who fled religious persecution and settled in the British colony of South Carolina in the early 18th century.

Other notable Fruge individuals throughout history include Marie-Antoinette Fruge (1755-1793), a French courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie Antoinette; Jacques Fruge (1789-1865), a Belgian engineer who oversaw the construction of several canals and bridges in the Netherlands; and Émile Fruge (1863-1932), a Walloon poet and author who wrote extensively about his homeland's culture and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frugé

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

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

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