Fredricks Surname

106,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Fredricks Surname Definition:

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

Fredricks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4281:105,73511,609
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
Guyana1651:4,620816
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Honduras801:110,2061,765
England531:1,051,28451,324
Jamaica461:62,3903,274
Namibia461:52,3786,268
Australia371:729,61448,196
India141:54,790,384527,769
Wales121:257,87814,969
Liberia121:367,37819,503
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7511:66,8697,257

Fredricks (184) may also be a first name.

Fredricks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Fredricks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fredricks is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fredricks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fredricks is the 106,651st most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,663,443 people. Fredricks occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fredricks live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 671,014th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 184 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,428 people, or 1 in 105,735. In The United States Fredricks is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Guyana, where 4 percent are found.

Fredricks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fredricks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fredricks surname rose 456 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fredricks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Fredricks last name are 19.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fredricks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning R 222,384 per year; in United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,934 CAD per year.

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