How common is the surname Friesen?

7,512 people in the United States had the surname Friesen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,100 Americans. It ranked 4,721st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Friesen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Friesen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Friesen?

Dyan Cannon, American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer (born 1.

Where is the surname Friesen most common?

Wikidata records people named Friesen in the United States.

Is the surname Friesen getting more or less common?

More common. 6,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,512 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Friesen

A surname, carried by 7,512 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Friesen is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,512 people named Friesen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,100 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,353.

#4,721

rank among US surnames

7,512

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+18.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,064)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,716	Marques	7,520	41,057
#4,717	Berryman	7,517	41,073
#4,719	Nair	7,513	41,095
#4,721	Friesen	7,512	41,100
#4,722	Toomey	7,510	41,111
#4,723	Ault	7,509	41,117

Who is named Friesen

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

94% of people named Friesen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Friesens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dyan Cannon
American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer (born 1, born 1937

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Friesen

Frison

Friesen has the Soundex code F625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F625.

Questions

How common is the surname Friesen?: 7,512 people in the United States had the surname Friesen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,100 Americans. It ranked 4,721st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Friesen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Friesen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Friesen?: Dyan Cannon, American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer (born 1.
Where is the surname Friesen most common?: Wikidata records people named Friesen in the United States.
Is the surname Friesen getting more or less common?: More common. 6,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,512 in 2010, up 18%.