# Fredericks (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,848 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,515 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,341 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.8% (7,486 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fredericks 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fredericks in the United States and Australia.

## People named Fredericks

- Lucinda Fredericks, Australian equestrian
- Carole Fredericks, American singer (1952-2001)
- Charles Fredericks, American actor (1918-1970)
- Neal Fredericks, American cinematographer (1969–2004)
- Taj Mahal, American blues musician

## Similar surnames

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

## 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.