The Fritsch surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,199 people carried this name — #7,882 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,248 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,287 people named Fritsch.
66 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 67 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
270 people named Fritsch live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 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 Poland’s population register
95 people named Fritsch have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 217 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 49 people named Fritsch 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
110 people named Fritsch 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
Fritsch in American newspapers,
1896–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,855 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fritsch,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Christian Fritsch d. 1735 · physician
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Johann Michael Fritsch d. 1789 · printer
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Josef Ignaz Fritsch d. 1787 · printer
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Jan Evangelista Fritsch d. 1707 · writer
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Konstanze von Fritsch d. 1858
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Thomas, Freiherr von Fritsch d. 1775
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fritsch.
- Friou 123 · U.S. census
- Frisch 5,033 · U.S. census
- Frischmann 248 · U.S. census
- Friscia 838 · U.S. census
- Frison 2,140 · U.S. census
- Fritel 118 · U.S. census
- Fritz 33,224 · U.S. census
- Fritzinger 831 · U.S. census
- Froehlich 4,504 · U.S. census
- Froelich 3,090 · U.S. census
- Froelicher 171 · U.S. census
- Frohlich 1,027 · U.S. census
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