The Fredrickson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,026 people carried this name — #3,945 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,851 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

25 people named Fredrickson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 25

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Fredrickson in American newspapers,
1895–1914.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Fredrickson
New-york Tribune 1895-08-18
Newspaper page from The Eureka Sentinel carrying the name Fredrickson
The Eureka Sentinel 1914-04-11
Newspaper page from The Eureka Sentinel carrying the name Fredrickson
The Eureka Sentinel 1914-04-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,447 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Fredrickson in Australian newspapers,
1870s–2000s.

484 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fredrickson. The most, 131, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 135
Queensland 126
New South Wales 95
Western Australia 63
South Australia 44
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 6
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Fredrickson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frank Fredrickson
    Frank Fredrickson 1895–1979 · ice hockey player
  • Anders Theodor Fredrickson 1868–1905 · botanist
  • Thomas Fredrickson 1928–2017 · jazz bassist
  • Arnold Fredrickson 1932–2017 · chemical engineer
  • George M. Fredrickson 1934–2008 · historian

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Fredrickson,
in the records of 6 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 States763 records

763 records of the Fredrickson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 232
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 188
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 141
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 129
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 41
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 27
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elwood H. Fredrickson

    Born 1917 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York; textile mill worker. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Kattleville Cemetery, Binghamton, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William T. Fredrickson

    Born 1931; from Pettis County, Missouri. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johan Fredrickson

    Arrived at New York in 1889 aboard the Etruria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; sailor. From Hamburg, Russia; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 763 records for Fredrickson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia41 records

41 records of the Fredrickson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 21
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 9
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rasmus Fredrickson

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Allardus, aged 49.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Veronica Mary R. Fredrickson

    Publican of Lyonville, Victoria; died 1979.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carl A. Fredrickson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1901 aboard the Austral, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Fredrickson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Fredrickson name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Agnes Evelyn Victoria Fredrickson

    Buried in 2001 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jessie Fredrickson

    Died 1951 in Sydney, Cape Breton, 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 F. M. Fredrickson

    Central Ontario Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 12 records for Fredrickson in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Fredrickson 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 Hans Fredrickson

    From Groß Ritzenau. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 30 August 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 25).

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

Showing 1 of 2 records for Fredrickson in Germany.

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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Fredrickson name in New Zealand Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alfred Luke Fredrickson

    Died 1975; ashes interred at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Fredrickson name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Fredrickson

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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