How common is the surname Frederiksen?

1,568 people in the United States had the surname Frederiksen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 196,904 Americans. It ranked 17,839th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Frederiksen?

Dennis Frederiksen, American musician (1951–2014), followed by Lars Frederiksen.

Where is the surname Frederiksen most common?

Wikidata records people named Frederiksen in the United States.

Is the surname Frederiksen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,568 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Frederiksen

A surname, carried by 1,568 people in the United States.

4 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). Frederiksen is more common than 89% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,568 people named Frederiksen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 196,904 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,510.

#17,839

rank among US surnames

1,568

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,260)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,836	Shover	1,569	196,779
#17,839	Gautam	1,568	196,904

Who is named Frederiksen

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

94% of people named Frederiksen identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frederiksens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dennis Frederiksen
American musician (1951–2014)
Lars Frederiksen
American punk rock musician, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Frederiksen

Frederiksen 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 Frederiksen?: 1,568 people in the United States had the surname Frederiksen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 196,904 Americans. It ranked 17,839th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Frederiksen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Frederiksen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Frederiksen?: Dennis Frederiksen, American musician (1951–2014), followed by Lars Frederiksen.
Where is the surname Frederiksen most common?: Wikidata records people named Frederiksen in the United States.
Is the surname Frederiksen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,568 in 2010, up 3.8%.