Fruge
A surname most often linked to French-language roots, probably an Americanized form of a French family name brought over by immigrants.
The #9,899 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 94,533 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Fruge is most likely a French surname that reached English-speaking North America in altered spelling. In many cases, surnames like this reflect either a place-name, a nickname, or a local French word that was adapted into English spelling after migration. The exact original form is not certain from the surname alone, and the spelling may have been simplified in the United States.
History
The name is found mainly in the United States, especially in areas with strong French or Acadian/Cajun heritage. Because spellings often changed after immigration and census recording, Fruge can represent more than one closely related French original form. Its relative rarity today fits the pattern of a regional surname that stayed concentrated in a few family lines.
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Fun fact
Because the final -e can be silent or pronounced differently in English, this surname often has more than one local pronunciation within the same family.