The Fredericks surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,848 people carried this name — #4,515 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 7,486 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Fredericks surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Frederick’.

His entry covers Frederick and Fredericks.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 300 · public domain.

In print

Fredericks in American newspapers,
1904–1905.

Newspaper page from The Havre Herald carrying the name Fredericks
The Havre Herald 1905-05-26
Newspaper page from The Havre Herald carrying the name Fredericks
The Havre Herald 1904-12-22
Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Fredericks
Fergus County Democrat 1904-12-27

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

In print

Fredericks in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

15,792 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fredericks. The most, 3,605, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 10,590
Queensland 2,461
Victoria 1,662
Western Australia 431
South Australia 411
Tasmania 123
ACT (Canberra) 54
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fredericks.

Who carried it

People named Fredericks,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Russian Jack
    Russian Jack 1864–1904 · seaman
  • John D. Fredericks
    John D. Fredericks 1869–1945 · lawyer
  • Ellsworth Fredericks
    Ellsworth Fredericks 1904–1993 · cinematographer
  • Marshall Fredericks
    Marshall Fredericks 1908–1998 · sculptor
  • Carlton Fredericks
    Carlton Fredericks 1910–1987 · nutritionist
  • Walter Fredericks 1916–2000 · opera singer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Fredericks,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,462 records

1,462 records of the Fredericks name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 704
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 296
  • Other U.S. records 462
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William B. Fredericks

    Born 1898 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; factory foreman from Alameda County, California. U.S. Army veteran; died 1954, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Francis E. Fredericks

    Born 1915 in Connecticut. Enlisted 1945 at New Haven; mechanic from New Haven County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Mount Saint Peter Cemetery, Derby, Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joh Fredericks

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Neckar from Bremen, aged 25; farmer. From Memsen, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,462 records for Fredericks in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands413 records

413 records of the Fredericks name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 279
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 98
  • Dutch population registers 36
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hermina Catharina Fredericks

    Married in 1839 in Herwen en Aerdt; maidservant. Died 1881 in Aerdt, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Hubertus Joseph Fredericks

    Born 1883 in Valkenburg. Married in 1909 in Maastricht; "broodbakkersgezel". Died 1964 in Kerkrade, aged 80.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Petronella Huberdina Fredericks

    Born 1841 in Nijmegen. Married in 1887 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 413 records for Fredericks in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada213 records

213 records of the Fredericks name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 206
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 3
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Paul Fredericks

    Buried in 1955 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 86.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Oscar Fredericks

    Died 1944 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Theodore Ernest Fredericks

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 213 records for Fredericks in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia107 records

107 records of the Fredericks name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 63
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 17
  • Other Australian records 27
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Fredericks

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Bangalaore, arriving 1850; ticket of leave 1850.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elsie Fredericks

    Arrived in Queensland in 1910 aboard the Ophir, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Eric M. Fredericks

    Draper of Portland, Victoria; died 1958.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 107 records for Fredericks in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand7 records

7 records of the Fredericks name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lucy Kyrsten Marie Fredericks

    Died 1943, aged 58; buried at Picton Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Florence Dorothy Fredericks

    Died 1977, aged 38; buried at Picton Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Reginald Cyril Fredericks

    Died 2001, aged 78; buried at Picton Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Fredericks in New Zealand.

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Fredericks name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Irma Germaine Fredericks

    Born 1896 in Lille (Nord); died 1978 in Bagnolet (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Geoffrey Fredericks

    Born 1925 in Birmingham (Angleterre); died 2001 in Léhon (Côtes-d'Armor).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Fredericks in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Fredericks name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Susan Fredericks

    Buried in 1841 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 72.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Fredericks

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Fredericks in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Fredericks name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Carl Fredericks

    From Itzehoe, Steinburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 May 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 76).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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