How common is the surname Frost?

42,015 people in the United States had the surname Frost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,348 Americans. It ranked 822nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Frost?

Robert Frost, American poet (1874–1963), followed by Warren Frost.

Where is the surname Frost most common?

Wikidata records people named Frost in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Frost getting more or less common?

More common. 40,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 42,015 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Frost

A surname, carried by 42,015 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Frost is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

English, German, Swedish and Danish surname, all from the noun frost.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 42,015 people named Frost in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,348 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 40,582.

#822

rank among US surnames

42,015

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #774)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#813	Middleton	42,578	7,251
#814	Sellers	42,577	7,251
#815	Leblanc	42,575	7,252
#816	Esparza	42,559	7,255
#817	Hardin	42,469	7,270
#818	Bradshaw	42,465	7,271
#819	McIntosh	42,379	7,285

Who is named Frost

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

86% of people named Frost identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frosts

24 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Frost
American poet (1874–1963)
Warren Frost
American actor (1925–2017)
Mark Frost
American writer, born 1953
John Frost
British airborne officer (1912-1993)
Maxwell Frost
American politician and activist (born 1997)
Alex Frost
American actor, born 1987
Royal Harwood Frost
American astronomer (1879-1950)
Jim True-Frost
American actor, born 1966
Lindsay Frost
American actress and contemporary artist, born 1962
David Frost
British diplomat, born 1965
A. B. Frost
American artist; (1851-1928)
Julie Frost
American musician, born 1970

Notable Frosts come mostly from the United States (19), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Frost

Frost has the Soundex code F623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F623.

Questions

Where does the surname Frost come from?: English, German, Swedish and Danish surname, all from the noun frost.
How common is the surname Frost?: 42,015 people in the United States had the surname Frost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,348 Americans. It ranked 822nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Frost?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Frost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Frost?: Robert Frost, American poet (1874–1963), followed by Warren Frost.
Where is the surname Frost most common?: Wikidata records people named Frost in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Frost getting more or less common?: More common. 40,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 42,015 in 2010, up 3.5%.