How common is the surname Fricke?

5,048 people in the United States had the surname Fricke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,162 Americans. It ranked 6,691st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fricke?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fricke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fricke?

Ron Fricke, American film director and cinematographer, followed by Janie Fricke.

Where is the surname Fricke most common?

Wikidata records people named Fricke in the United States.

Is the surname Fricke getting more or less common?

More common. 4,909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,048 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Fricke

A surname, carried by 5,048 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fricke is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,048 people named Fricke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,162 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,909.

#6,691

rank among US surnames

5,048

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,389)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,684	Candelario	5,053	61,101
#6,688	Nevins	5,052	61,114
#6,690	Roos	5,051	61,126
#6,691	Fricke	5,048	61,162
#6,692	Mach	5,047	61,174
#6,694	Kenner	5,045	61,198
#6,697	Pagel	5,043	61,223

Who is named Fricke

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

95% of people named Fricke identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frickes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ron Fricke
American film director and cinematographer, born 1953
Janie Fricke
American country singer, born 1947
David Fricke
American music critic, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fricke

Fricke has the Soundex code F620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F620.

Questions

How common is the surname Fricke?: 5,048 people in the United States had the surname Fricke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,162 Americans. It ranked 6,691st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fricke?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fricke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fricke?: Ron Fricke, American film director and cinematographer, followed by Janie Fricke.
Where is the surname Fricke most common?: Wikidata records people named Fricke in the United States.
Is the surname Fricke getting more or less common?: More common. 4,909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,048 in 2010, up 2.8%.