Frissel Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Frissel Surname Definition:

FRISSELL, Frizell, Frizelle: Old forms of Fraser, which see, which have become independent surnames. Walter Freselle had a safe conduct into England, 1424 (Bain, IV, 963). David Frysaille witnessed resignation of lands of Walle, 1474 (Home, p.

Read More About This Surname

Frissel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Frissel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FRISSELL, Frizell, Frizelle: Old forms of Fraser, which see, which have become independent surnames. Walter Freselle had a safe conduct into England, 1424 (Bain, IV, 963). David Frysaille witnessed resignation of lands of Walle, 1474 (Home, p. 220). John Fresall (Fresale, Frezel, or Frezille) was parson of Douglas, 1482 (CDE., 53), dean of Lestalrig and canon of Glasgow, 1491—93 (REG., 460; Bain, IV, 1594, 1596). James Frissal was a dag-maker in 1592 (Sc. Ant VI p. 168), Robert Frizell in Tinwald was examined lor the Test in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 435), and Alexander Frizell is recorded in Milhill of Wandale, Lanarkshire, 1734 (Lanark CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

. A Scottish translation of the old French freze, ‘strawberry.' It appears in Scotland in the forms Frasel, Frezel, Frisel, and Fraser.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Frissel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Frissel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Frissel occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frissel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Frissel is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Frissel are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Frissel is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 582,316. In The Netherlands Frissel is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 41 percent reside, Friesland, where 24 percent reside and Gelderland, where 17 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Frissel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frissel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frissell93332/
Frisel9245/
Frisell86777/
Friesel86437/
Fressel86110/
Freisel8621/
Friszel862/
Frussel861/
Frishel860/
Fritsel860/
Vrissel860/
Frizsell80125/
Friesell8084/
Friszell8052/
Fressell8026/
Fritsell8019/
Fridsell8018/
Freiseld801/
Frussell801/
Freisell801/
Fraiszel801/
Frissill800/
Freiszel800/
Fraisl77334/
Fresel77316/
Fritel77231/
Freisl77116/
Frixel7736/
Frizel7731/
Frisle7719/
Friejl773/
Fritschel75146/
Frieszell7598/
Freischel7516/
Frizell711,590/
Frizzel71238/
Frittel7131/
Freshel7126/
Frichel7123/
Freszel7117/
Freitel7116/
Frejsel715/
Frehsel712/
Fritschell712/
Freusel711/
Fritsil711/
Fritell711/
Friesil711/
Fraisil711/
Fraitel710/
Fricell710/
Frusell710/
Freizel710/
Fresell710/
Frizzell6710,120/
Frail671,084/
Freichel67368/
Freal67262/
Freil67237/
Fredsell6736/
Fritchel6735/
Fridsäll6731/
Freschel6725/
Frele6723/
Froysell6721/
Frile679/
Fritl679/
Friczell671/
Fruscell671/
Freshell670/
Frgel670/
Frichell670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Frissel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis