Frizzell

English

Alternative forms

• Frizell

Etymology

• As an English and Irish surname, from Old French frisel (“ribbon, tassel, fringe”), a nickname for someone with an ornate style of dress; see frise (“border, frieze”).
• As a Scottish surname, from Anglo-Norman fresel (“strawberry”) (see fraise).
• Also as a Scottish surname, Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Friseal, a Gaelicized form of Fraser.

Proper noun

Frizzell (plural Frizzells)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Frizzell is the 5907^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5840 individuals. Frizzell is most common among White (92.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frizzell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 607.