as a Last Name
- 6,068
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Friedrich
Meaning & Origins
German: from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements frid, fred ‘peace’ + rīc ‘power’. The name was borne by a canonized 9th-century bishop of Utrecht, and was a hereditary name among the Hohenstaufen ruling family; hence its popularity in central Europe.
| 4,994th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,068
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Minnesota
- has the most people named Friedrich per capita
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