How common is the surname Fred?

1,754 people in the United States had the surname Fred in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,024 Americans. It ranked 16,407th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fred?

In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Fred identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Fred most common?

Wikidata records people named Fred in Sweden.

Is the surname Fred getting more or less common?

More common. 1,699 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,754 in 2010, up 3.2%.

Is Fred also a first name?

Yes. Fred is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Fred

A surname, carried by 1,754 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F630 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fred is more common than 89.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,754 people named Fred in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,024 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,699.

#16,407

rank among US surnames

1,754

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,765)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,407	Dillion	1,754	176,024
#16,415	Pietsch	1,753	176,124

Who is named Fred

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

50% of people named Fred identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 8.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
Two or more races 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Freds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gunnel Fred
Actress, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fred

Fred has the Soundex code F630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F630.

Questions

How common is the surname Fred?: 1,754 people in the United States had the surname Fred in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,024 Americans. It ranked 16,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fred?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Fred identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fred?: Gunnel Fred, actress.
Where is the surname Fred most common?: Wikidata records people named Fred in Sweden.
Is the surname Fred getting more or less common?: More common. 1,699 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,754 in 2010, up 3.2%.
Is Fred also a first name?: Yes. Fred is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.