Find out how popular the last name Friddle is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Friddle.

Friddle, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Friddle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Friddle in America

Friddle is the 21080th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Friddle surname appeared 1,246 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Friddle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Friddle to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Friddle

The surname Friddle has its origins in Germany, with the earliest recorded examples dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German word "frid," meaning peace or freedom, combined with the diminutive suffix "-dle." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a peaceful or free area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Friddle can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, Germany, from the year 1492. The entry mentions a certain Johannes Friddle, a merchant who traded in spices and textiles. Another notable early bearer of the name was Hans Friddle, a farmer from the village of Dorfbach near Heidelberg, whose name appears in a land registry from 1521.

In the 16th century, the name Friddle began to spread beyond Germany, with some records indicating that it had made its way to the Netherlands and parts of France. In the Dutch city of Leiden, there is a record of a certain Willem Friddle, a brewer who lived in the early 1600s.

As the centuries passed, the name continued to appear in various records across Europe. In the 18th century, there was a notable Friddle family living in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. The patriarch of this family, Johann Friddle, was a respected clockmaker who lived from 1712 to 1784.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Friedrich Friddle, a German philosopher and writer who lived from 1779 to 1849. He was known for his contributions to the field of ethics and his critiques of Kantian philosophy.

In more recent history, one of the most famous individuals with the surname Friddle was Hans-Jürgen Friddle, a German cyclist who competed in the Tour de France and other major events in the mid-20th century. He was born in 1923 and passed away in 2001.

While the name Friddle is not extremely common today, it still holds a rich history and a connection to its Germanic roots. Its meaning and origins can be traced back through centuries of records, reflecting the journey of a name that has endured across time and place.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Friddle

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Friddle.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Friddle was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Friddle has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Friddle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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