# Frederick (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/frederick/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 41,394 |
| US rank (2010) | 833 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,459 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (39,909 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɹɛd(ə)ɹɪk/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks, from *friþuz (“peace”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”), literally “peace king, peaceful ruler”.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Frederick in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Frederick in the United States, the United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Frederick

- Pauline Frederick, American actress (1883–1938)
- Francis Frederick, American rower (1907-1968)
- Lynne Frederick, British actress (1954–1994)
- Priscilla Frederick, Antiguan athletics competitor
- Christine Frederick, American author and home economist (1883-1970)
- Travis Frederick, American football player (born 1991)
- Robert T. Frederick, American military officer (1907–1970); recipient of the Purple Heart medal
- Tanna Frederick, American actress
- Jane Frederick, American heptathlete
- Kaylen Frederick, American racing driver
- Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, British and Hanoverian Royal (1774-1850), Duke of Cambridge from 1786

## Similar surnames

Fredrick, Frederic, Fredrickson, Fredericks, Friedrich, Frederickson, Fredricks, Frederiksen, Fredericksen, Fortier, Fairweather, Friedrichs.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.