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

Friedrichs, 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 Friedrichs surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Friedrichs in America

Friedrichs is the 19614th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Friedrichs surname appeared 1,375 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 Friedrichs.

We can also compare 2010 data for Friedrichs 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 Friedrichs

The surname Friedrichs originates from Germany and is derived from the Germanic personal name Friedrich, meaning "peaceful ruler." The name can be traced back to the 8th century and was originally a compound of the words "fridu," meaning peace, and "rihhi," meaning ruler or king.

Friedrichs is a patronymic surname, which means it was created by adding the suffix "-s" to the name Friedrich, indicating "son of Friedrich." This naming convention was common in medieval Germany as a way to identify individuals by their father's name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Friedrichs can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, where a certain "Fredericus de Buderiz" is mentioned in 1192.

In the 13th century, the Friedrichs family was prominent in the city of Nuremberg, where they held influential positions in the city's government and trade guilds. Notable members included Konrad Friedrichs (c. 1230-1301), a wealthy merchant and city councilor, and Heinrich Friedrichs (c. 1280-1348), a renowned goldsmith and artist.

During the Renaissance period, Johannes Friedrichs (1490-1564) was a prominent humanist scholar and philosopher from Nuremberg. He was known for his translations of ancient Greek texts and his writings on ethics and education.

In the 18th century, Johann Georg Friedrichs (1719-1786) was a German composer and organist who served as the Kapellmeister (music director) at the court of Prince-Bishop Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim in Bamberg.

Another notable figure was Friedrich Theodor Friedrichs (1819-1887), a German architect and archaeologist who specialized in the study of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. He made significant contributions to the excavation and preservation of archaeological sites in Italy and Greece.

Over the centuries, various spelling variations of the surname have emerged, including Friedrichsen, Friedricks, and Frederichs, reflecting regional dialects and linguistic changes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Friedrichs

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

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

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