How common is the surname Froman?

1,867 people in the United States had the surname Froman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,370 Americans. It ranked 15,647th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Froman?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Froman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Froman?

Jane Froman, American actress (1907–1980), followed by Michael Froman.

Where is the surname Froman most common?

Wikidata records people named Froman in the United States.

Is the surname Froman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,867 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Froman

A surname, carried by 1,867 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Froman is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,867 people named Froman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,370 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,807.

#15,647

rank among US surnames

1,867

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,009)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,639	Diazdeleon	1,868	165,281
#15,647	Epling	1,867	165,370
#15,651	Brunt	1,866	165,458

Who is named Froman

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

93% of people named Froman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fromans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jane Froman
American actress (1907–1980)
Michael Froman
American businessperson and board member, Vice Chairman and President, Strategic Growth at, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Froman

Froman has the Soundex code F655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F655.

Questions

How common is the surname Froman?: 1,867 people in the United States had the surname Froman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,370 Americans. It ranked 15,647th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Froman?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Froman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Froman?: Jane Froman, American actress (1907–1980), followed by Michael Froman.
Where is the surname Froman most common?: Wikidata records people named Froman in the United States.
Is the surname Froman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,867 in 2010, up 3.3%.