The Friedrich surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,249 people carried this name — #5,563 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,076 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Friedrich surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Inherited from Old High German Fridurih (fridu (“peace”) + -rih (“suffix for male names, originally a noun meaning king”)), from Proto-West Germanic *Friþurīk.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Friedrich» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,214 people named Friedrich live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 915 people named Friedrich 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 Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 907 people named Friedrich.
121 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 41 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
672 people named Friedrich have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,082 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
170 people named Friedrich are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Friedrich in American newspapers,
1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 160,821 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Friedrich,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg 1546–1608 · Catholic priest -
Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach 1560–1604 · ruler -
Georg Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim 1569–1645 · writer -
John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg 1582–1628 · aristocrat -
John Frederick, Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein 1587–1644
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 148 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Friedrich.
- Fridrich 359 · U.S. census
- Fried 7,010 · U.S. census
- Friedel 2,456 · U.S. census
- Friederich 836 · U.S. census
- Friedman 38,374 · U.S. census
- Friedmann 1,207 · U.S. census
- Frier 1,427 · U.S. census
- Fries 8,540 · U.S. census
- Friess 1,157 · U.S. census
- Friez 181 · U.S. census
- Frigerio 239 · U.S. census
- Frigo 849 · U.S. census
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