How common is the surname Frederic?

1,222 people in the United States had the surname Frederic in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,656 Americans. It ranked 21,403rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Frederic?

Léon Frédéric, Belgian artist (1856-1940), followed by Harold Frederic.

Where is the surname Frederic most common?

Wikidata records people named Frederic in the United States, Belgium and Argentina.

Is the surname Frederic getting more or less common?

More common. 972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,222 in 2010, up 26%.

Is Frederic also a first name?

Yes. Frederic 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 Frederic

A surname, carried by 1,222 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F636 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). Frederic is more common than 86.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,222 people named Frederic in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,656 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 972.

#21,403

rank among US surnames

1,222

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+25.7%

change since 2000 (was #24,180)

Who is named Frederic

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

50% of people named Frederic identified as Black (not Hispanic), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Frederics

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Léon Frédéric
Belgian artist (1856-1940)
Harold Frederic
American journalist, novelist (1856–1898)
Trent Frederic
American ice hockey player, born 1998
Sabina Frederic
Argentinian anthropologist, born 1965

Notable Frederics come mostly from the United States (2), Belgium (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Frederic

Frederic has the Soundex code F636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F636.

Questions

How common is the surname Frederic?: 1,222 people in the United States had the surname Frederic in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,656 Americans. It ranked 21,403rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Frederic?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Frederic identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Frederic?: Léon Frédéric, Belgian artist (1856-1940), followed by Harold Frederic.
Where is the surname Frederic most common?: Wikidata records people named Frederic in the United States, Belgium and Argentina.
Is the surname Frederic getting more or less common?: More common. 972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,222 in 2010, up 26%.
Is Frederic also a first name?: Yes. Frederic 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.