Frederick surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Frederick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 41,394 people carried this name — #833 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,130 people counted. That is up 4% from 39,909 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 207 people named Frederick live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Liège 102
East Flanders 36
Namur 29
Luxembourg Province 23
Hainaut 17

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 125 people named Frederick.

29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 29
Nord 31
Ardennes 15
French Guiana 8
Paris 7
Meuse 5
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4
Moselle 3
Deux-Sèvres 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Frederick in American newspapers,
1841–1916.

Newspaper page from Lincoln Telegraph carrying the name Frederick
Lincoln Telegraph 1841-12-09
Newspaper page from The Circle Banner carrying the name Frederick
The Circle Banner 1915-08-13
Newspaper page from Oxford Eagle carrying the name Frederick
Oxford Eagle 1916-01-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Frederick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Olive Frederick d. 1951
  • Lydia Emily Nash d. 1907
  • Elsie Muriel Frederick d. 1962
  • Margaret Beevor d. 1904
  • Charlotte Frederick d. 1856
  • Sophia Emily Watkins d. 1878

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Frederick.

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