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

Fruth, 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 Fruth surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fruth in America

Fruth is the 27756th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fruth surname appeared 866 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 Fruth.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fruth 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 Fruth

The surname Fruth is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the southern regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It is thought to have evolved from the Old High German word "fridu," which means peace or tranquility.

The earliest known records of the name date back to the 13th century, with references found in various medieval manuscripts and church records from towns and villages in the aforementioned regions. One notable mention is in the Rothenburger Urbar, a land registry from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, dating from around 1280.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the form "Frid" or "Fride" in several tax records and land deeds from the Swabian and Franconian areas. It is believed that the "th" ending was later added, resulting in the modern spelling of Fruth.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Fruth was Hans Fruth, a farmer and landowner who lived in the village of Oberstenfeld, near Stuttgart, in the late 15th century. Records indicate that he was born around 1460 and died in 1525.

Another notable bearer of the name was Johannes Fruth, a Lutheran theologian and reformer from Nuremberg, who lived from 1505 to 1568. He was known for his writings and sermons advocating for religious reform and played a role in the spread of Protestantism in southern Germany.

In the 17th century, the name Fruth appeared in various parish registers and court documents from towns such as Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, and Crailsheim. One interesting record is the mention of a Christoph Fruth, who was a master baker in Rothenburg ob der Tauber during the 1630s.

The 18th century saw the spread of the Fruth name to other regions of Germany, as well as to neighboring countries like Austria and Switzerland. Johann Georg Fruth, born in 1720 in Heidelberg, was a notable figure who served as a professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Heidelberg.

Another individual of note was Friedrich Fruth, a German composer and organist who lived from 1765 to 1831. He was renowned for his church music compositions and served as the organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, following in the footsteps of the famous Johann Sebastian Bach.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fruth

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

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

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