Frederick Surname
Approximately 78,044 people bear this surname
Frederick Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Frederick.' An extremely rare font-name in England in the 13th and 14th centuries. Both instances are on the East coast, closely connected with the Low Countries, which is significant.
Read More About This SurnameFrederick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54,196 | 1:6,688 | 788 |
| Tanzania | 5,017 | 1:10,552 | 1,364 |
| Canada | 2,515 | 1:14,650 | 2,148 |
| Chad | 1,637 | 1:8,303 | 1,149 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,507 | 1:905 | 134 |
| Ghana | 1,455 | 1:18,571 | 2,344 |
| Nigeria | 1,311 | 1:135,120 | 8,735 |
| England | 1,185 | 1:47,019 | 5,912 |
| Saint Lucia | 814 | 1:220 | 29 |
| Grenada | 751 | 1:145 | 20 |
| Namibia | 650 | 1:3,707 | 666 |
| Haiti | 641 | 1:16,668 | 1,494 |
| Australia | 512 | 1:52,726 | 6,511 |
| Dominica | 435 | 1:174 | 37 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 409 | 1:275 | 45 |
| South Africa | 400 | 1:135,444 | 15,711 |
| Malaysia | 329 | 1:89,648 | 6,259 |
| Belgium | 324 | 1:35,483 | 5,784 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 284 | 1:349 | 49 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Cameroon | 234 | 1:88,757 | 10,694 |
| France | 227 | 1:292,611 | 44,838 |
| India | 210 | 1:3,652,692 | 102,297 |
| Barbados | 174 | 1:1,652 | 332 |
| Indonesia | 158 | 1:837,020 | 63,356 |
| Cayman Islands | 152 | 1:420 | 67 |
| Chile | 150 | 1:117,443 | 4,265 |
| Panama | 149 | 1:26,257 | 1,604 |
| Guyana | 142 | 1:5,368 | 942 |
| Germany | 131 | 1:614,545 | 48,972 |
| Honduras | 99 | 1:89,055 | 1,606 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 96 | 1:1,150 | 179 |
| Brazil | 95 | 1:2,253,414 | 69,998 |
| Liberia | 95 | 1:46,406 | 4,181 |
| Venezuela | 85 | 1:355,342 | 7,661 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| New Zealand | 77 | 1:58,809 | 9,204 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:73,340 | 5,569 |
| Wales | 72 | 1:42,980 | 4,139 |
| Jamaica | 71 | 1:40,422 | 2,599 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Bahamas | 65 | 1:6,027 | 567 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 62 | 1:890 | 182 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Seychelles | 35 | 1:2,640 | 506 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Nicaragua | 25 | 1:240,844 | 2,724 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Mauritius | 9 | 1:143,713 | 8,076 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| British Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:3,949 | 439 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Saint Martin | 8 | 1:4,394 | 114 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 200 | 1:121,877 | 11,575 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:31,368 | 1,723 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:120,749 | 5,564 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,659 | 1:7,541 | 960 |
The alternate forms: Fréderick (14), Fredérick (2), Frédérick (153) & Frèdèrick (1) are calculated separately.
Frederick (553,845) may also be a first name.
Frederick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Frederick.' An extremely rare font-name in England in the 13th and 14th centuries. Both instances are on the East coast, closely connected with the Low Countries, which is significant.
Fretheric Swym, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Fretheryk, Suffolk, ibid.
(Teutonic) Peace-Ruler [Old Teutonic Fridrik, Fridrich (mod. Ger. Friedrich)-O.H.Ger. fridu = Old Saxon friðu = Old English friðu = Old Norse frið-r (found in Gothic only in the name under discussion, Friþareik-s), peace+O.Teut. *rík-, a ruler, preserved in Goth, reik-s and Old English rica, a ruler]
(German, English) Descendant of Frederick (peace, ruler).
The personal name. Frederic was a tenant in Kent prior to the making of Domesday.
(German.) Rich peace, or peaceable reign.
Frederick Demographics
Frederick Political Affiliation
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Frederick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frederick Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Frederick (Arabic: فريدرك, Hindi: फ्रेडिक, Oriya: େଫେଡରିକ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Fréderick, Fredérick, Frédérick or Frèdèrick. For other potential spellings of Frederick click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Frederick? popularity and diffusion
The surname Frederick is the 7,273rd most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 93,377 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Frederick reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Frederick is also the 1,798th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 553,845 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 54,196 people, or 1 in 6,688. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 134 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Frederick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Frederick has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 814 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 593 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Frederick Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (40%) in Ireland and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Frederick are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.62% registered with the party.
The amount Frederick earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.59% more than the national average, earning R 329,352 per year; in United States they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $43,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,794 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Frederick Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick in the Hindi language | ||
| फ्रेडिक | phredika | - |
| Frederick in the Oriya language | ||
| େଫେଡରିକ | ephedarika | 50 |
| େଫଡିକ | ephadika | 50 |
| Frederick in the Arabic language | ||
| فريدرك | frydrk | - |
| فردريك | frdryk | - |
| فريدريك | frydryk | - |
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Footnotes
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