The Fricke surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,048 people carried this name — #6,691 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,909 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

106 people named Fricke live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 32
Aargau 25
Bern 15
Basel-Stadt 8
St. Gallen 6
Nidwalden 5
Solothurn 5
Basel-Landschaft 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 46 people named Fricke live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 25
Río Negro 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 29 people named Fricke.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Moselle.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Moselle 6
Bas-Rhin 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2
Oise 2
Haut-Rhin 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

80 people named Fricke is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 80

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

Fricke in American newspapers,
1917–1920.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Fricke
Daily Kennebec Journal 1919-04-22
Newspaper page from The Era-leader carrying the name Fricke
The Era-leader 1917-07-05
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Fricke
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,195 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Fricke in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

4,313 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fricke. The most, 1,286, 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 Victoria, at 4.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 3,432
New South Wales 350
Queensland 187
South Australia 157
Tasmania 108
Western Australia 54
ACT (Canberra) 17

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

Who carried it

People named Fricke,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Walter Bernhard Fricke d. 1975 · photographer
  • Walter Bernhard Fricke d. 1975 · photographer
  • Hermann Fricke d. 1966 · teacher
  • Johann Andreas Fricke d. 1726 · secondary school teacher
  • Kurt Fricke d. 1918
  • Barbara Catharina Fricke d. 1708

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Fricke,
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 States1,580 records

1,580 records of the Fricke name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 861
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 391
  • Other U.S. records 328
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert C. Fricke

    Born 1921 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1864 aboard the Nord America from Bremen, aged 4; farmer. From Platendorf, Germany; bound for Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Patrick Loyal Fricke

    Born 1951; from Le Claire, Iowa. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1971 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,580 records for Fricke in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany2,519 records

2,519 records of the Fricke name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 2,518
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Fricke

    Born 1884; from Badeleben. Listed as returned from captivity in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 78).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hermann Fricke

    Estate settled in 1911.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Fricke

    Born 1898; from Hoym, Ballenstedt. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Grenadier Regiment No. 2).

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

Showing 3 of 2,519 records for Fricke in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands827 records

827 records of the Fricke name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 392
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 388
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 47
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Otto Wilhelm August Fricke

    Married in 1919 in Amsterdam; barber. Died 1952 in Zeist, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mechtelina Guhelmina Peternella Fricke

    Born 1865 in Utrecht. Married in 1901 in Utrecht. Died 1931 in Zeist, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Richard Rudolf Friedrich Fricke

    Married in 1935 in Rotterdam. Died 1937 in Rotterdam, aged 38.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 827 records for Fricke 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).

Australia116 records

116 records of the Fricke name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 62
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 37
  • Other Australian records 17
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Norman Frank Fricke

    Gentleman of Northcote, Victoria; died 1984.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1864 aboard the Star of Brunswick, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Frederick Fricke

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1876.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 116 records for Fricke 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France19 records

19 records of the Fricke 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 Germain Marcel Fricke

    Born 1902 in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle); died 1974 in Montreuil (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 Sigrid Walhand Gerdrun Fricke

    Born 1928 in Germany; died 1994 in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Karl Otto Fricke

    Born 1939 in Germany; died 1998 in Woippy (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Fricke 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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Fricke name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry William Fricke

    Buried in 1987 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 87.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anna Fricke

    Died 1993; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 2 of 5 records for Fricke in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Norway5 records

5 records of the Fricke name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Sigrid Fricke

    Census of 1910: Olav Kyrres gate, Kristiania; born 1899 in Hamburg.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kurt Fricke

    Census of 1910: Olav Kyrres gate, Kristiania; born 1902 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Fricke in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Fricke name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sarah Fricke

    Buried in 1831 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 30.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: 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).

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