Fricke is used as a family name or surname in Germany, Netherlands. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fricke
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany, Netherlands
Meaning:

Lastname Fricke is variation of Fritz. Descendant of Fritz, a pet form of Friedrich meaning "peace, ruler".

Variant form of Frigo. One who came from Friesland.

Surname Fricke is form of Frick. The bold or brave man.

Surname is a variation of the Fredrick. Descendant of Frederick meaning "peace, ruler".

The bold or brave man.

The lastname Fricke is a form of Fricker. Anglo-Saxon friccu, a crier or preacher-one who proclaims.

How popular is Fricke?

Fricke is common in Germany, United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Brazil.

Fricke is ranked 13981 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fricke bearers increased by 2.83 per cent in 2010 US census to 5048 since 2000, the surname slipped by 302 spots and ranked at 6691. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.11 96.46
Hispanic or Latino 2.1 1.45
Others 1.27 1.02
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.81 0.53
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0.45
Black 0.1 0.1
Fricke is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies its Germany provenence. Around 39870 people have been found who wears Fricke as their family name. Fricke is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Fricke:
252 Germany31,089
Countries with thousands of Fricke:
6,070 United States7,206
Countries with hundreds of Fricke:
11,721 Australia259
18,399 Canada198
3,490 Denmark167
19,924 Netherlands132
63,077 Brazil108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,889 Switzerland71
53,253 South Africa70
18,805 Mexico62
49,943 Argentina58
11,770 Sweden58
20,874 Austria54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
57,817 England44
13,994 Chile31
267,220 Thailand29
52,403 Spain24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
13,856 Singapore17
63,354 Belgium15
16,126 Ecuador13
26,733 Venezuela13
126,214 Poland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
4,381 Costa Rica9
44,190 Norway9
221,039 Philippines9
26,217 Estonia8
36,047 Finland8
4,655 Nicaragua7
349,096 France6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

34 years old tailor J. Fricke who was residing in Italy migrated to Il on June 9, 1896 by Circassia put out from Glasgow & Moville.

From Germany

Farmer Ernst Fricke from Prussia aboard the Six from Bremen. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in Philadelphia on July 3, 1852. 23 years old Michel Fricke, B.G. Fricke (16) Clerk, August Fricke (29) Farmer, Servant Wilhelmine Fricke, Friedr. Fricke (20) Laborer, August Fricke, aged 28, 24 years old Carl Fricke, August Fricke, Conrad Fricke, aged 28, 28 years old Conrad Fricke, and 721 other Fricke around 42.29% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and clerk, servant, laborer, joiner, mason, butcher, tailor, miller, merchant, carpenter, baker, seaman, bricklayer, smith, locksmith, seamstress, undefined code, daughter, landlord, cigar maker, tinman, painter, cartwright, waiter, tourist, dealer, musician migrated to US from Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremen.

Fricke Namesakes

  • Roman Fricke, German high jumper
  • John Fricke, historian/author on 'The Wizard of Oz' and Judy Garland
  • Robert Fricke, German mathematician, known for his work
  • Aaron Fricke, American gay rights activist and author
  • David Fricke, senior editor at 'Rolling Stone' magazine
  • Janie Fricke, award-winning American country music singer
  • Florian Fricke, German musician
  • Peter Fricke, German television actor
  • Jimmy Fricke, professional poker player from Mahomet, Illinois

Fricke Namesakes

  • Roman Fricke, German high jumper
  • John Fricke, historian/author on 'The Wizard of Oz' and Judy Garland
  • Robert Fricke, German mathematician, known for his work
  • Aaron Fricke, American gay rights activist and author
  • David Fricke, senior editor at 'Rolling Stone' magazine
  • Janie Fricke, award-winning American country music singer
  • Florian Fricke, German musician
  • Peter Fricke, German television actor
  • Jimmy Fricke, professional poker player from Mahomet, Illinois

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