Froelich Surname

83,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Froelich Surname Definition:

“Merry” in German. (Compare Vrolik in Afrikaans.)

Froelich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3941:82,4909,368
Brazil4481:477,84418,073
Germany2841:283,47029,659
Poland1761:215,95928,266
France1251:531,38273,029
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Canada611:604,02649,778
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
England121:4,643,172139,951
Israel111:777,96750,646
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3951:127,13612,256

Froelich (18) may also be a first name.

Froelich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Merry” in German. (Compare Vrolik in Afrikaans.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The merry or cheerful person; the wise person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Froelich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Froelich occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Froelich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,477th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,256,690 people. The surname Froelich is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Froelich reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,394 people, or 1 in 82,490. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Froelich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Froelich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Froelich last name grew 1,112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Froelich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Froelich surname are 18.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Froelich earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.88% more than the national average, earning R 508,272 per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning $57,763 CAD per year.

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