Meaning & origin
What it means
Frizell is a form of Frizzell. As an English and Irish surname, Frizzell goes back to Old French frisel, meaning “ribbon, tassel, fringe.”
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Where it comes from
Frizell is a form of Frizzell. Frizzell has more than one origin: as an English and Irish surname, it comes from Old French frisel; as a Scottish surname, it comes from Anglo-Norman fresel.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Frizell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1947. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 558 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Frizell’s family of names
In English usage, Frizell as a surname has a related form in FRIZZELL.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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