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

Frutis, 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 Frutis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frutis in America

Frutis is the 98099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frutis surname appeared 185 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 Frutis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frutis 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 Frutis

The surname FRUTIS originates from the Iberian Peninsula, specifically Spain, and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "fructus," meaning fruit, suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone involved in the cultivation or trade of fruits.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname FRUTIS can be found in the Cartulario de San Cugat, a collection of manuscripts from the Monastery of Sant Cugat in Catalonia, dated around 1150. The name appears as "Frutiz," which was likely the original spelling before it evolved into its current form.

In the 13th century, a notable figure bearing the surname FRUTIS was Guillem de Frutis, a Catalan nobleman who served as a knight under King James I of Aragon. He participated in the Reconquista and was granted lands in the newly conquered regions of Valencia and Murcia.

During the 14th century, the name FRUTIS appeared in various records across Spain, including the Libro de Repartimiento de Lorca, which documented the distribution of lands in the city of Lorca after its reconquest from the Moors in 1242. One entry mentions a certain Pedro Frutis, who was granted a parcel of land in the region.

In the 15th century, a prominent figure with the surname FRUTIS was Juan de Frutis, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. He is mentioned in Columbus's journal and is credited with discovering the island of Antigua in the Caribbean.

Another notable individual bearing the surname FRUTIS was María de Frutis, a 16th-century Spanish noblewoman and patron of the arts. She commissioned several works of art and literature, including a collection of poetry dedicated to her by the renowned poet Garcilaso de la Vega.

Throughout the centuries, the surname FRUTIS has been associated with various places and regions in Spain, such as the town of Frutas in the province of Alicante, and the village of Fruteira in Galicia. These place names may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frutis

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

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

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