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

Friedberg, 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 Friedberg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Friedberg in America

Friedberg is the 20574th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Friedberg surname appeared 1,288 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 Friedberg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Friedberg 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 Friedberg

The surname Friedberg is of German origin, derived from the place name Friedberg, which means "peaceful mountain" or "peaceful hill." The name first appeared in the 12th century in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Hesse, and Saxony.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Friedberg can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of historical documents from the Anhalt region of Germany, dated around 1180. This document mentions a person named "Heinricus de Friedberg."

Another early reference to the name Friedberg appears in the Liber Censualis, a tax register compiled in the 13th century for the Holy Roman Empire. This document lists several individuals with the surname Friedberg in the town of Friedberg, located in the present-day state of Hesse, Germany.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Friedberg was Hermann von Friedberg (c. 1245 – c. 1320), a German canon lawyer and author of the influential legal text "Summa decretalium." He was born in the town of Friedberg and served as a canon of the cathedral chapter in Bamberg.

In the 14th century, the surname Friedberg appears in the Annales Sancti Blasii, a chronicle of the Benedictine abbey of St. Blasien in the Black Forest region of Germany. The chronicle mentions a man named "Conradus Friedberg" who lived during that period.

Another notable figure with the surname Friedberg was Johann Friedberg (c. 1515 – 1590), a German Protestant theologian and reformer. He was born in the town of Friedberg in Hesse and played a significant role in the Reformation movement in that region.

In the 18th century, Johann Christian Friedberg (1720 – 1796) was a renowned German composer and organist. He was born in the town of Friedberg in Bavaria and served as the court organist and composer for the Elector of Mainz.

The surname Friedberg has also been associated with several place names throughout Germany, such as Friedberg in Hesse, Friedberg in Bavaria, and Friedberg in Saxony, among others. These place names likely contributed to the widespread use of the surname in various regions of Germany.

Overall, the surname Friedberg has a rich historical background, tracing its origins back to the 12th century and the German regions where it was first established. It has been borne by several notable individuals throughout history, including legal scholars, theologians, and composers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Friedberg

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

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

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