# Friedrich (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,249 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,563 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 49,407 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (6,076 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Friedrich.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Friedrich 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Friedrich in the United States, Austria–Hungary, Austria and Brazil.

## People named Friedrich

- Leopold Friedrich, Austrian weightlifter
- Su Friedrich, American filmmaker (born 1954)
- Georg Friedrich, Austrian actor
- Otto Friedrich, American journalist, writer and historian (1929-1995)
- Gary Friedrich, American comic book writer (1943–2018)
- Bruce Friedrich, American food company founder
- Ricardo, Brazilian association football player

## Similar surnames

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

## 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.