Frederic Family Crest & Name History

Some records give Friedrich; others give Frederic. Both point to the same German family name. Read literally, Frederic points to “Peaceful ruler”. Before spelling was fixed, Friedrich was also written Frederic. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Frederic ranked 21,403 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,222 people answering to the name. French civil records give 2,391 births under the name Frederic from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970. There were 97 such births in the 1890s and 275 in the 1990s.

There is no single Frederic family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Frederic family name pack.