Fredricks Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Fredricks is how some branches of the Frederick family came to write their name. Its meaning, shared with Frederick, is “Descendant of Frederick (peace, ruler)”.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Frederick was also written Fredricks. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Fredrick, Friederick and Fredrich.

The 2010 census count for Fredricks in the United States was 2,592, good for rank 12,040. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

Fredricks coat of arms

Arms linked to Frederick and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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