Fredericks Surname

15,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Fredericks 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.

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Fredericks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa17,2761:3,136416
United States10,8531:33,3974,170
Guyana1,8381:41538
Namibia1,4111:1,708239
Australia1,1681:23,1133,186
Canada8761:42,0615,232
England6401:87,0599,491
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Venezuela1591:189,9635,298
Malaysia1271:232,23813,318
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
United States Virgin Islands1141:968143
Liberia811:54,4264,815
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
Jamaica481:59,7913,201
Suriname451:12,2803,102
India381:20,185,931296,209
France201:3,321,136213,627
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Saint Lucia161:11,1741,095
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Wales121:257,87814,969
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Panama101:391,2268,067
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81:14,082855
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4051:35,7434,238

Fredericks (191) may also be a first name.

Fredericks 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Frederick’s (Son): v. Frederick.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, English) Descendant of Frederick (peace, ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The personal name. Frederic was a tenant in Kent prior to the making of Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German.) Rich peace, or peaceable reign.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Fredericks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fredericks Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fredericks occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fredericks? popularity and diffusion

Fredericks is the 15,696th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 205,341 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Fredericks reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fredericks is also the 657,437th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 191 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 17,276 people, or 1 in 3,136. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Guyana, where 5 percent live.

Fredericks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fredericks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 772 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 492 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fredericks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fredericks surname are 8.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fredericks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning R 214,848 per year; in United States they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning $46,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% less than the national average, earning $47,529 CAD per year.

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