How common is the surname Frierson?

5,923 people in the United States had the surname Frierson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,127 Americans. It ranked 5,838th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Frierson?

Leon Frierson, American actor and comedian.

Where is the surname Frierson most common?

Wikidata records people named Frierson in the United States.

Is the surname Frierson getting more or less common?

More common. 5,631 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,923 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Frierson

A surname, carried by 5,923 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F662

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Frierson is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,923 people named Frierson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,127 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,631.

#5,838

rank among US surnames

5,923

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,653)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,835	Fore	5,927	52,091
#5,836	Reinke	5,926	52,100
#5,837	Dizon	5,924	52,118
#5,838	Bentz	5,923	52,127
#5,841	Thurmond	5,922	52,135

Who is named Frierson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

67% of people named Frierson identified as Black (not Hispanic), 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 67%
White (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Friersons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leon Frierson
American actor and comedian, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Frierson

Frerichs

Frierson has the Soundex code F662, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F662.

Questions

How common is the surname Frierson?: 5,923 people in the United States had the surname Frierson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,127 Americans. It ranked 5,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Frierson?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Frierson identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Frierson?: Leon Frierson, American actor and comedian.
Where is the surname Frierson most common?: Wikidata records people named Frierson in the United States.
Is the surname Frierson getting more or less common?: More common. 5,631 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,923 in 2010, up 5.2%.