Gender:
Origin:
German
3622 famous people named Frederick found on Wikipedia.
261446 male, 1105 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
496-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
33-th in year 1880
Used in: English
Also, Frederic. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “peace” and “ruler.”.
Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the English form of the Germanic name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power".
Frederick ranked among the top 100 names in the United States between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter. It was ranked as the 536th most popular name for boys in 2009 in the United States. It ranked as the 99th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2007. Freddie, a short form, ranked as the 60th most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2008. Short form Fred was among the most popular names for boys in Lower Saxony, Germany in 2010.
Frederica is a feminine variant of the name Frederick.
Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to:
In artistry:
Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator
Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor
Frédéric Bazille, Impressionist painter best known for his depiction of figures
Frédéric Mariotti, actor
In politics:
Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira, 1st Vice-President of Burundi
Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro, Vice-President of Burundi from 11 November 2004 to 26 August 2005
Frédéric Bastiat, political economist and member of the French assembly
In literature:
Frédéric Beigbeder, French writer, commentator critic and pundit
Frédéric Berat, French poet and songwriter
Frédéric Mistral, French poet
In science:
Frédéric Cailliaud, French mineralogist
Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and Nobel laureate
In sport:
Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
Frédéric Delcourt, French swimmer
Frédéric Demontfaucon, French judoka
Frédéric Havas, French volleyball player
Frédéric Herpoel, Belgian football goalkeeper
Frédéric Kanouté, French-Malian footballer
Frédéric Kuhn, French hammer thrower
Frédérick Michalak, French rugby union footballer who plays for his hometown team, Stade Toulousain
Frédéric Piquionne, French football player who plays in the forward position
Frédéric Serrat, French boxer
In music:
Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer
Frédéric Leclercq, the bassist for extreme power metal band DragonForce
In other fields:
Frédéric Dumas, one of the first two diving companions of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Frédérick Lemaître (born Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître), French actor and playwright
Frédéric Lepied, French computer engineer
Frédéric Monod, French Protestant pastor
Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar
Frédéric Passy, French economist
Frédérick Raynal, French videogame designer and programmer
Frédéric Rossif, French film and television director
See also:
Federico
Fred
Freddie
Freddo
Freddy
Frederic
Frederick
Frederico
Fredrik
Fredro
Friedrich
Fryderyk
Masc. proper name, from French Frédéric, from German Friedrich, from Old High German Fridurih, from Proto-Germanic *frithu-rik, literally "peace-rule," from *rik- "rule" (from PIE root *reg- "move in a straight line," with derivatives meaning "to direct in a straight line," thus "to lead, rule") + *frithu- "peace" (source also of Old English friðu "peace, truce"), from suffixed form of PIE root *pri- "to be friendly, to love" (see free (adj.)); related to the first half of Friday and the second half of afraid, also the second element in Siegfried, Godfrey, Geoffrey. Not a common name in medieval England, found mostly in the eastern counties.
Peaceful ruler, peace-keeper.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick Douglass | 1818 | American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman |
| 2 | Frederick Trump | 1869 | German-born American businessman |
| 3 | Frederick Banting | 1891 | Canadian medical scientist and doctor |
| 4 | Frederick II of Prussia | 1712 | King of Prussia |
| 5 | Frederick Winslow | 1856 | American mechanical engineer and tennis player |
| 6 | Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor | 1122 | German Holy Roman Emperor |
| 7 | Friedrich III of Germany | 1831 | German Emperor |
| 8 | Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor | 1194 | 1194 – 1250, Holy Roman Emperor of the Middle Ages |
| 9 | Frederick Law Olmsted | 1822 | American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer |
| 10 | Frederick W. Smith | 1944 | American businessman |
| 11 | Frederick Forsyth | 1938 | English novelist |
| 12 | Frederick William I of Prussia | 1688 | King of Prussia |
| 13 | Frederick William III of Prussia | 1770 | King of Prussia |
| 14 | Frederick R. Koch | 1933 | American philanthropist, art collector |
| 15 | Frederick IX of Denmark | 1899 | King of Denmark |
| 16 | Lynne Frederick | 1954 | Actress |
| 17 | Frederick VI of Denmark | 1768 | King of Denmark and Norway |
| 18 | Frederick William IV of Prussia | 1795 | King of Prussia |
| 19 | Frederick William II of Prussia | 1744 | King of Prussia |
| 20 | Frederick I of Prussia | 1657 | 1657 – 1713, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia) |
| 21 | Frederick Sanger | 1918 | British biochemist |
| 22 | Frederick Heyliger | 1916 | American officer (1916-2001) |
| 23 | Frederick Abberline | 1843 | Former Chief Inspector for the London Metropolitan Police |
| 24 | Frederick VIII of Denmark | 1843 | King of the Kingdom of Denmark from 1906 to 1912 |
| 25 | Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor | 1415 | Austrian archduke and duke |
| 26 | Frederick Fleet | 1887 | British sailor |
| 27 | Frederick North | 1732 | Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782 |
| 28 | Frederick Jackson Turner | 1861 | American historian |
| 29 | Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby | 1841 | British politician and Governor General of Canada |
| 30 | Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg | 1620 | Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia |
| 31 | Travis Frederick | 1991 | American football player, offensive lineman, center |
| 32 | Frederick Wiseman | 1930 | American documentary filmmaker |
| 33 | Frederick Herzberg | 1923 | American psychologist |
| 34 | Frederick Delius | 1862 | English composer |
| 35 | Frederick Griffith | 1879 | British bacteriologist |
| 36 | Frederick Russell Burnham | 1861 | Father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher |
| 37 | Frederick VII of Denmark | 1808 | King of Denmark |
| 38 | Frederick Browning | 1896 | British Army general |
| 39 | Jesse Frederick | 1948 | American composer |
| 40 | Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts | 1832 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross |
| 41 | Frederick McKinley Jones | 1893 | American businessman |
| 42 | Frederick I of Denmark | 1471 | King of Denmark and Norway |
| 43 | Frederick I of Sweden | 1676 | King of Sweden |
| 44 | Frederick V of Denmark | 1723 | King of Denmark and Norway |
| 45 | Frederick III of Denmark | 1609 | King of Denmark and Norway |
| 46 | Frederick K. C. Price | 1932 | American televangist and bible teacher |
| 47 | Frederick Koehler | 1975 | American actor |
| 48 | Frederick II of Denmark | 1534 | King of Denmark and Norway |
| 49 | Frederick Dent Grant | 1850 | United States Army general |
| 50 | Frederick III, Elector of Saxony | 1463 | Elector of Saxony |
| 51 | Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard | 1858 | British colonial administrator |
| 52 | Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange | 1584 | Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland |
| 53 | Frederick Buechner | 1926 | Poet, novelist, short story writer, theologian |
| 54 | Frederick Cook | 1865 | American explorer |
| 55 | Frederick Benteen | 1834 | Union United States Army officer |
| 56 | Frederick IV of Denmark | 1671 | King of Denmark and Norway |
| 57 | Frederick Loewe | 1901 | Austrian-American composer |
| 58 | Frederick Augustus III of Saxony | 1865 | King of Saxony |
| 59 | Ivan Frederick | 1966 | US Army soldier |
| 60 | Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell | 1886 | British physicist |
| 61 | Frederick Muhlenberg | 1750 | American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives |
| 62 | Frederick Chiluba | 1943 | President of Zambia |
| 63 | Frederick Mayer | 1921 | Recipient of the Purple Heart medal |
| 64 | Frederick Aiken | 1832 | American lawyer, journalist, and soldier |
| 65 | Frederick Bailey Deeming | 1853 | Australian murderer |
| 66 | Frederick Augustus I of Saxony | 1750 | King of Saxony |
| 67 | Frederick Terman | 1900 | American electronic engineer |
| 68 | Frederick Soddy | 1877 | Chemist and physicist from England |
| 69 | Frederick Selous | 1851 | British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist |
| 70 | Robert T. Frederick | 1907 | Recipient of the Purple Heart medal |
| 71 | Frederick Coffin | 1943 | American actor |
| 72 | Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol | 1979 | British noble |
| 73 | Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe | 1951 | British peer |
| 74 | Frederick Kerr | 1858 | British actor |
| 75 | Frederick I of Württemberg | 1754 | Last Duke of Würtemberg, then briefly Elector of Württemberg, and was later elevated to the status of King of Württemberg, by Napoleon I |
| 76 | Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava | 1826 | British politician |
| 77 | Frederick Marryat | 1792 | British children's writer |
| 78 | Frederick I, Elector of Saxony | 1370 | Elector of Saxony |
| 79 | Frederick Ashton | 1904 | Dancer and choreographer |
| 80 | Frederick II, Elector of Saxony | 1412 | Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and was Landgrave of Thuringia (1440–1445) |
| 81 | Frederick C. Weyand | 1916 | American general |
| 82 | Frederick Lau | 1989 | German actor |
| 83 | Frederick Funston | 1865 | United States Army general and Medal of Honor recipient |
| 84 | Frederick Townsend Ward | 1831 | American general |
| 85 | Frederick Copleston | 1907 | Jesuit |
| 86 | Frederick Reines | 1918 | American physicist |
| 87 | Frederick D. Gregory | 1941 | American astronaut |
| 88 | Frederick William Vanderbilt | 1856 | American businessman |
| 89 | Frederick Hopkins | 1861 | English Biochemist |
| 90 | Frederick Duleep Singh | 1868 | Son of the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire |
| 91 | Frederick Vreeland | 1927 | American diplomat |
| 92 | Frederick "Dennis" Greene | 1949 | American musician |
| 93 | Frédérick Gersal | 1957 | French journalist |
| 94 | Frederick Samuel Modise | 1914 | Christian Sect Founder |
| 95 | Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen | 1310 | Margrave of Meissen from 1323 |
| 96 | Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer | 1798 | Royal Navy admiral |
| 97 | Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden | 1826 | Sixth Grand Duke of Baden from 1856 to 1907 |
| 98 | Frederick Kroesen | 1923 | Recipient of the Purple Heart medal |
| 99 | Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden | 1857 | Grand Duke of Baden |
| 100 | Frédérick Gaudreau | 1993 | |
| 101 | Wayne A.I. Frederick | 1971 | Trinidadian academic |
| 102 | Frederick Wentworth | ||
| 103 | Frederick Seddon | 1872 | British murderer |
| 104 | Frederick McCubbin | 1855 | Australian artist |
| 105 | Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia | 1332 | Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen |
| 106 | Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg | 1371 | 1371 – 1440, Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I |
| 107 | Frederick Varley | 1881 | Member of the Canadian Group of Seven artists |
| 108 | Frederick William Franz | 1893 | American Jehovah's Witness leader |
| 109 | Frederick Seitz | 1911 | American physicist |
| 110 | Frederick Augustus II of Saxony | 1797 | King of Saxony |
| 111 | Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | 1829 | German noble |
| 112 | Frederick Hitch | 1856 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross |
| 113 | Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | 1771 | German officer |
| 114 | Frederick Henry | 1943 | Catholic Bishop |
| 115 | Frederick Catherwood | 1799 | British Mesoamericanist |
| 116 | Frederick Hart | 1943 | American artist |
| 117 | Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | 1653 | Titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
| 118 | Frederick Lorz | 1884 | American distance runner |
| 119 | Frederick William Faber | 1814 | British hymn writer and theologian |
| 120 | Frederick Pabst | 1836 | German-American businessman |
| 121 | Frederick Attenborough | 1887 | British academic |
| 122 | Frederick Madison Roberts | 1879 | American politician |
| 123 | Frederick III of Sicily | 1272 | King of Sicily |
| 124 | Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1851 | German Grand Duke |
| 125 | Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg | 1615 | Marshal of France |
| 126 | Frederick Denison Maurice | 1805 | English theologian, religious author and Christian Socialist |
| 127 | Frédérick Bousquet | 1981 | French swimmer |
| 128 | Frederick Gustavus Burnaby | 1842 | Traveller and soldier |
| 129 | Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | 1720 | Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) from 1760 to 1785 |
| 130 | Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg | 1732 | Duke of Wurttemburg |
| 131 | Frederick Rolfe | 1860 | British writer, photographer and historian |
| 132 | Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | 1852 | German noble |
| 133 | Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony | 1722 | Polish prince |
| 134 | Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen | 1257 | Margrave of Meissen and landgrave of Thuringia |
| 135 | Frederick W. Seward | 1830 | American politician |
| 136 | Frederick Temple | 1821 | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 137 | Frederick II, Duke of Swabia | 1090 | Second Hohenstaufen duke of Swabia from 1105 |
| 138 | Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen | 1817 | American politician |
| 139 | Frederick Lonsdale | 1881 | Jersey musician |
| 140 | Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton | 1883 | Lord President of the Council |
| 141 | Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond | 1904 | Racecar driver |
| 142 | Frederick Kagan | 1970 | American historian |
| 143 | Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore | 1731 | Proprietor of Maryland |
| 144 | Frederick Carl Frieseke | 1874 | American Impressionist painter |
| 145 | Frederick Miller | 1824 | Brewery owner |
| 146 | Frederick Scott Archer | 1813 | English inventor of the photographic collodion process |
| 147 | Frederick Rentschler | 1887 | American aerospace engineer |
| 148 | Vicki Frederick | 1954 | American actress |
| 149 | Frederick Treves | 1925 | British actor |
| 150 | Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen | 1746 | German general |
| 151 | Frederick John Kiesler | 1890 | Austrian architect and sculptor |
| 152 | Frederick Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne | 1782 | British diplomat |
| 153 | Frederick IV, Elector Palatine | 1574 | Elector Palatine |
| 154 | Frederick I, Duke of Swabia | 1050 | Duke of Swabia |
| 155 | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1823 | Prussian noble and general |
| 156 | Frederick Huntington Gillett | 1851 | American politician |
| 157 | Frederick W. Lanchester | 1868 | British polymath |
| 158 | Frederick de Houtman | 1571 | Dutch explorer |
| 159 | Pauline Frederick | 1883 | Actress |
| 160 | Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1882 | Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| 161 | Frederick Ashworth | 1912 | United States admiral |
| 162 | Frederick Patterson | 1871 | American businessman |
| 163 | Frederick Knott | 1916 | English dramatist and playwright |
| 164 | Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | 1597 | Duke of Holstein-Gottorp |
| 165 | Frederick Exley | 1929 | Novelist |
| 166 | Frederick Foswell | ||
| 167 | Frederick Lenz | 1950 | |
| 168 | Frederick Mors | 1889 | Austrian-American serial killer |
| 169 | Frederick Fennell | 1914 | American conductor |
| 170 | Frederick Gibberd | 1908 | British architect |
| 171 | Frederick Steele | 1819 | Union Army general |
| 172 | Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1418 | German noble |
| 173 | Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | 1676 | Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| 174 | Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | 1765 | Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
| 175 | Frederick IV of Naples | 1452 | King of Naples |
| 176 | Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence | 1871 | British politician |
| 177 | Frederick Kempe | 1954 | American journalist |
| 178 | Frederick Roy | 1991 | Canadian ice hockey centre |
| 179 | Frederick III, Elector Palatine | 1515 | Elector Palatine |
| 180 | Frederick John Harris | 1937 | Member of the anti-apartheid African Resistance Movement |
| 181 | Frederick Crews | 1933 | American literary critic and writer |
| 182 | Frederick the Fair | 1289 | Austrian duke |
| 183 | Frederick Ayer | 1822 | American businessman |
| 184 | Frederick Stanley Maude | 1864 | British Army general |
| 185 | Frederick Taylor Gates | 1853 | American educator and clergyman |
| 186 | Frederick Ballantyne | 1936 | Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines he is the son of the late Samuel ballantyne and has 9 children and 12 grandchildren including the intelligent youngster Zeon ballantyne. |
| 187 | Frederick William Stevens | 1847 | English architect |
| 188 | Frederick August Otto Schwarz | 1836 | American businessman |
| 189 | Frederick P. Rose | 1923 | American businessman |
| 190 | Frederick William Burton | 1816 | Artist, Director of National Gallery |
| 191 | Frederick M. Smith | 1874 | American religious leader |
| 192 | Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | 1671 | Duke of Holstein-Gottorp |
| 193 | Frederick Bakewell | 1800 | British inventor |
| 194 | Frederick Elmes | 1946 | American cinematographer |
| 195 | Frederick Stafford | 1928 | Austrian actor |
| 196 | Frederick E. Morgan | 1894 | British Army general |
| 197 | Frederick D. Reese | 1929 | |
| 198 | Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg | 1332 | Burgrave of Nuremberg |
| 199 | Frederick Zugibe | 1928 | American forensic expert |
| 200 | Frederick Blackman | 1866 | British botanist |