How common is the surname Frison?

2,140 people in the United States had the surname Frison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,274 Americans. It ranked 14,064th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Frison?

Frederik Frison, Belgian bicycle racer.

Where is the surname Frison most common?

Wikidata records people named Frison in Belgium.

Is the surname Frison getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,140 in 2010, down 3.5%.

The surname Frison

A surname, carried by 2,140 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). Frison is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,140 people named Frison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,274 Americans. That is down 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,218.

#14,064

rank among US surnames

2,140

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-3.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,767)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,058	Stringfield	2,142	144,139
#14,062	Calhoon	2,141	144,206
#14,064	Frison	2,140	144,274
#14,067	Castiglione	2,139	144,341
#14,070	Mazon	2,138	144,409

Who is named Frison

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

68% of people named Frison identified as Black (not Hispanic), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 68%
White (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Frisons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederik Frison
Belgian bicycle racer, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Frison

Frison 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 Frison?: 2,140 people in the United States had the surname Frison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,274 Americans. It ranked 14,064th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Frison?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Frison identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Frison?: Frederik Frison, Belgian bicycle racer.
Where is the surname Frison most common?: Wikidata records people named Frison in Belgium.
Is the surname Frison getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,140 in 2010, down 3.5%.