Friederich Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Friederich is best understood alongside Friedrich: both are German spellings of a single family name. At root, the name means “Peaceful ruler”.

• The extra “e” in Friederich is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• The same family of names includes Friederichs, Friderich and Friedrichs.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• About 836 people in the United States were recorded as Friederich in 2010, placing it 28,525 on the national list. French civil records give 890 births under the name Friederich from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Friedrich and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Friederich report, with a museum-style coat of arms.