The Frizzell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,840 people carried this name — #5,907 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,861).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Frizzell surname

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”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Frizzell» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Frizzell in American newspapers,
1896–1928.

Newspaper page from The Morning News carrying the name Frizzell
The Morning News 1896-09-13
Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Frizzell
Imperial Valley Press 1928-02-02
Newspaper page from Newport Daily Independent carrying the name Frizzell
Newport Daily Independent 1903-01-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,909 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Frizzell in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

1,262 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Frizzell. The most, 280, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 729
Western Australia 251
Victoria 174
New South Wales 65
ACT (Canberra) 28
Tasmania 6
South Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Frizzell.

Who carried it

People named Frizzell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lou Frizzell
    Lou Frizzell 1920–1979 · actor
  • Lefty Frizzell
    Lefty Frizzell 1928–1975 · singer
  • Harriet Emily Hayman Durdin d. 1894
  • John Frizzell 1901–2016 · screenwriter
  • Donald Leslie Frizzell 1906–1972 · professor
  • Mildred Frizzell 1906–2008 · geologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Frizzell,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States383 records

383 records of the Frizzell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 205
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 79
  • Other U.S. records 99
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arthur F. Frizzell

    Born 1923 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; warehouseman from Suffolk County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald Eugene Frizzell

    Born 1948; from Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Frizzell

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Grace Darling from Newry, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 383 records for Frizzell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada196 records

196 records of the Frizzell name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 166
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • Other Canadian records 22
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred J. Frizzell

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 51; buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Frizzell

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Isabelle Frizzell

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 82.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 196 records for Frizzell in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia56 records

56 records of the Frizzell name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 18
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 18
  • Other Australian records 20
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Frizzell

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Sir William Eyre, aged 20; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Robert John Frizzell

    Labourer of Brunswick, Victoria; died 1887.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Frizzell

    Of Gowrie, Goonoo Goonoo; died 1931.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 56 records for Frizzell in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand18 records

18 records of the Frizzell name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 10
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 8
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Frizzell

    Died 1909, aged 40; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Moana Flora Frizzell

    Died 1984; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Ernest Frizzell

    Died 1957, aged 63; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Frizzell in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Frizzell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Frizzell

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. G. Frizzell

    Lance Corporal, Dorsetshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Frizzell

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Frizzell in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Frizzell name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margriet Frizzell

    Married in 1678 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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