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

Fried, 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 Fried surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fried in America

Fried is the 5012th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fried surname appeared 7,010 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Fried.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fried 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 Fried

The surname "FRIED" is of German origin, originating from the medieval German word "vride" or "vrid" meaning "peace" or "protected area." This name likely arose in the Middle Ages as a descriptive surname for someone who lived in a peaceful or protected area, perhaps a town or village known for its tranquility.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany, such as the Rhineland and Bavaria. In some historical records, the name is spelled slightly differently, such as "Frid," "Fride," or "Fryd."

One of the earliest documented references to the name "FRIED" can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of historical documents from the former Principality of Anhalt, dated around 1250. The record mentions a person named "Johannes Fride" from the town of Zerbst.

Another notable historical figure with the surname "FRIED" was Hans Fried (1490-1542), a German scholar and humanist who served as a professor at the University of Wittenberg. He was a contemporary of Martin Luther and played a role in the Protestant Reformation.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name "FRIED" can be found in various town records and church registers across Germany, particularly in regions such as Saxony, Thuringia, and Silesia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "FRIED" in English-speaking regions is that of Johann Fried (1615-1680), a German immigrant to the British colonies in North America who settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-17th century.

Another notable historical figure with the surname "FRIED" was Johann Gottlieb Fried (1720-1788), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

In the 19th century, the name "FRIED" can be found in various records of German immigrants to other parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fried

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

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 Fried 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 Fried 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 Fried was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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