How common is the surname Fredericks?

7,848 people in the United States had the surname Fredericks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,341 Americans. It ranked 4,515th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fredericks?

Lucinda Fredericks, Australian equestrian, followed by Carole Fredericks.

Where is the surname Fredericks most common?

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

Is the surname Fredericks getting more or less common?

More common. 7,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,848 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Fredericks

A surname, carried by 7,848 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fredericks is more common than 97.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,848 people named Fredericks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,341 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,486.

#4,515

rank among US surnames

7,848

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,386)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,506	Swearingen	7,872	39,221
#4,507	Guess	7,871	39,226
#4,509	Quesada	7,870	39,231
#4,510	Mei	7,867	39,246
#4,512	Hyland	7,862	39,271
#4,513	Lemaster	7,858	39,291
#4,514	Ballew	7,857	39,296

Who is named Fredericks

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

81% of people named Fredericks identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frederickss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucinda Fredericks
Australian equestrian, born 1965
Carole Fredericks
American singer (1952-2001)
Charles Fredericks
American actor (1918-1970)
Neal Fredericks
American cinematographer (1969–2004)
Taj Mahal
American blues musician, born 1942

Notable Frederickss come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fredericks

Fredericks 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 Fredericks?: 7,848 people in the United States had the surname Fredericks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,341 Americans. It ranked 4,515th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fredericks?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Fredericks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fredericks?: Lucinda Fredericks, Australian equestrian, followed by Carole Fredericks.
Where is the surname Fredericks most common?: Wikidata records people named Fredericks in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Fredericks getting more or less common?: More common. 7,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,848 in 2010, up 4.8%.