Fricker Surname

51,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fricker Surname Definition:

(English) Herald, Crier [Old English fricca: cp. ‘hunter’ = Old English hunta; the agential suff, -er is due to analogy.)

Fricker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6711:33,3444,413
Germany1,6561:48,6146,356
United States1,5631:231,90022,306
Switzerland1,5621:5,258797
France1,5201:43,6995,519
Australia9481:28,4763,868
Canada4501:81,8799,127
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Wales1011:30,6393,095
Austria371:230,14727,778
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway81:642,78647,258
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9641:25,2863,490
Wales331:47,5282,451
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3661:137,21013,003

Fricker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Herald, Crier [Old English fricca: cp. ‘hunter’ = Old English hunta; the agential suff, -er is due to analogy.)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon fricca, a crier or preacher-one who proclaims.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Frick, Fricke; from the French, Friche, Fricot; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fricker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fricker is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fricker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,552nd most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 733,006 people. The last name Fricker is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Fricker reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Fricker is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,671 people, or 1 in 33,344. In England Fricker is most frequent in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Hampshire, where 7 percent are found and Somerset, where 7 percent are found. Barring England Fricker occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Fricker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fricker has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fricker surname expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 306 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 176 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fricker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fricker are 18.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fricker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.85% less than the national average, earning 270,463 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.06% less than the national average, earning R 125,808 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $54,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Friecker931/
Freicker930/
Friker92174/
Fricer925/
Fritzcker881/
Frecker86567/
Frikker86163/
Fricher86125/
Frikert8610/
Frieker862/
Fraicer862/
Frisker861/
Frucker861/
Freiker860/
Frickerová821/
Freicher8015/
Fraicher809/
Frigcher803/
Frikhert802/
Freckerd800/
Freker77160/
Frecer7741/
Fryker7738/
Frycer778/
Frécer771/
Fruker771/
Frecher7141/
Freaker7119/
Frykker718/
Fresker716/
Frikjær712/
Freeker712/
Frycher711/
Frikkerová711/
Freycer711/
Frekker710/
Fredker710/
Fraiquer671/
Frajcher671/
Friquert671/
Freacher671/
Vreeker57406/
Frydkjær53308/
Fredskär533/
Freshcoir501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fricker
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