How common is the surname Friedrich?

6,249 people in the United States had the surname Friedrich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. It ranked 5,563rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Friedrich?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Friedrich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Friedrich?

Leopold Friedrich, Austrian weightlifter, followed by Su Friedrich.

Where is the surname Friedrich most common?

Wikidata records people named Friedrich in the United States, Austria–Hungary and Austria and 1 other country.

Is the surname Friedrich getting more or less common?

More common. 6,076 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,249 in 2010, up 2.8%.

Is Friedrich also a first name?

Yes. Friedrich is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Friedrich

A German surname, carried by 6,249 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F636 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Friedrich is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Friedrich.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,249 people named Friedrich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,076.

#5,563

rank among US surnames

6,249

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,269)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,560	Rood	6,254	49,368
#5,561	Dew	6,252	49,383
#5,562	Duffey	6,251	49,391
#5,563	Browder	6,249	49,407

Who is named Friedrich

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

96% of people named Friedrich identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Friedrichs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leopold Friedrich
Austrian weightlifter, 1898–1966
Su Friedrich
American filmmaker (born 1954)
Georg Friedrich
Austrian actor, born 1966
Otto Friedrich
American journalist, writer and historian (1929-1995)
Gary Friedrich
American comic book writer (1943–2018)
Bruce Friedrich
American food company founder, born 1969
Ricardo
Brazilian association football player, born 1993

Notable Friedrichs come mostly from the United States (4), Austria–Hungary (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Friedrich

Friedrich has the Soundex code F636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F636.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Friedrich come from?: Borrowed from German Friedrich.
How common is the surname Friedrich?: 6,249 people in the United States had the surname Friedrich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. It ranked 5,563rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Friedrich?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Friedrich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Friedrich?: Leopold Friedrich, Austrian weightlifter, followed by Su Friedrich.
Where is the surname Friedrich most common?: Wikidata records people named Friedrich in the United States, Austria–Hungary and Austria and 1 other country.
Is the surname Friedrich getting more or less common?: More common. 6,076 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,249 in 2010, up 2.8%.
Is Friedrich also a first name?: Yes. Friedrich is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.