Frosch Surname

100,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Frosch Surname User-submission:

(German) The Frosch surname derives from the Middle High German word vrosch, meaning 'frog', applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a frog, perhaps because he had bulging eyes (a common symptom of a disorder of the thyroid gland), but also attested as a house name, from which the surname may have arisen in some instances.

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Frosch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4361:33,0484,357
United States1,3981:259,27024,498
Austria3411:24,9723,951
Denmark1481:38,1403,978
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Canada451:818,79163,991
France341:1,953,609166,012
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Frösch (293) are calculated separately.

Frosch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) The Frosch surname derives from the Middle High German word vrosch, meaning 'frog', applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a frog, perhaps because he had bulging eyes (a common symptom of a disorder of the thyroid gland), but also attested as a house name, from which the surname may have arisen in some instances.

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Frosch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frosch is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Frösch. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frosch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,660th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,553,517 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Frosch are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Frosch is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,436 people, or 1 in 33,048. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 28 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Frosch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frosch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Frosch last name grew 2,118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frosch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Frosch surname are 6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Frosch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.86% more than the national average, earning R 498,708 per year; in United States they earn 10.93% more than the national average, earning $47,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.45% more than the national average, earning $63,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frösch94293/
Froesch92349/
Frotsch920/
Frousch920/
Frosche920/
Froch91492/
Frosh91392/
Frosc911/
Frostche860/
Frasch832,532/
Fresch83774/
Vrosch8373/
Froshh8339/
Frosth8338/
Froche8332/
Frocht8324/
Froush8313/
Froosh8312/
Froich832/
Frotch831/
Frosph831/
Frouch831/
Froshe831/
Froesh830/
Fros801,601/
Froc80642/
Froschová8034/
Frascht77142/
Fraasch7772/
Frasche7769/
Frouche7716/
Froucht777/
Frausch772/
Frohhch771/
Fruisch771/
Froshth771/
Freusch770/
Freesch770/
Frost73126,163/
Fresh736,709/
Frois734,583/
Frash731,518/
Frach731,087/
Fross73891/
Frohs73337/
Fröch73295/
Frose73205/
Frous7350/
Froce7329/
Frosz7317/
Frozh7314/
Frocz7313/
Frots738/
Froys736/
Frods733/
Frroc733/
Frohß732/
Froës732/
Froís731/
Frhos731/
Frasc731/
Froos731/
Froshova711/
Frausche711/
Frache67585/
Frosst67139/
Fruish67122/
Froise6799/
Froust6792/
Freesh6765/
Ffrost6734/
Vrösch6728/
Fracht6725/
Fraschová6721/
Frohse6718/
Vresch6712/
Frosts6711/
Frauch6711/
Freshh6710/
Frostå677/
Frohsz676/
Fraschova676/
Frashe675/
Froost674/
Frouse673/
Frosse673/
Frohss672/
Froist672/
Frasht672/
Vrasch671/
Fraush671/
Frhesh671/
Frostt671/
Frotts671/
Fratch671/
Fratsh671/
Froyce671/
Froesz671/
Frashh671/
Vroosh670/
Fraash670/
Freush670/

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