Friedrich (family name)
Friedrich is a German family name . For the first name see Friedrich .
Origin and meaning
The name "Friedrich" is made up of the Old High German words fridu "peace" and rîhhi "mighty", "prince". He is the patronymic of the first name Friedrich .
distribution
On the list of the most common family names in Germany, the name "Friedrich" occupies 52nd place.
Most frequent occurrence of the surname "Friedrich" as a percentage in Germany:
- Saxony-Anhalt: (about 10% of all "Friedrich" in Germany)
- Brandenburg
- Berlin
Austria:
- Vienna
Switzerland (and Liechtenstein):
- Canton Zurich
- Canton of Thurgau
variants
- Friedrich, Friedrichs , Friedrichsen
- Fridrich , Fridrichs , Fridrichsen , Fridrikas
- Friederich , Friederichs , Friederichsen
- Friderich , Friderichs , Friderichsen
- Fritz , Fritzsch , Fritzsche
- Fritsch , Fritsche , Fritschi
- Fritschner , Fritzschner
- Fritsching , Fritzsching
- Frick , Fricke , Fricz
- Frederich , Frerick , Frerich
Name bearer
- the Friedrich family of glassmakers from northern Bohemia
A.
- Adalbert Friedrich (1884–1962), German football player
- Adolf Friedrich (painter) ( Gustav Adolf Friedrich ; 1824–1889), German painter
- Adolf Friedrich (engineer) (1852–1932), Austrian engineer
- Adolf Friedrich (painter, 1855) (1855–1936), German painter
- Adolf Friedrich (psychologist) (1892–1963), German psychologist and university professor
- Adolf Friedrich (ethnologist) (1914–1956), German ethnologist
- Adolph Gottlieb Friedrich (1730–1809), German light pourer and soap boiler
- Albert Friedrich (actor) (1863– ??), German actor
- Albert Friedrich (designer) (1902–1961), German designer, developer of the Unimog
- Alejandro Friedrich (* 1981), Argentine soccer player
- Alex Friedrich (* 1971), German doctor, hygienist and university professor
- Alexander Friedrich (artist) (1895-1968), German etcher, woodcutter and Mosaizist
- Alexander Friedrich (politician) (1843–1906), German teacher and politician (NLP), MdL Hessen
- Alexander Gunther Friedrich (* 1923), German forest scientist and diplomat
- Alfred Friedrich (pilot) (1891–1968), German pilot and aviation entrepreneur
- Alfred Friedrich (cook) (* 1957), Austrian cook
- Alois Friedrich (1868–1944), German priest and opponent of National Socialism
- André Friedrich (also Andreas Friederich ; 1798–1877), German draftsman, sculptor and lithographer
- Andrea Friedrich (* 1966), German economist
- Andreas W. Friedrich (* 1954), German martial artist
- Angela Friedrich (* 1959), German politician (GAL)
- Anke Friedrich (* 1966), German geologist
- Anne Friedrich (* before 1972), German ancient historian
- Anne Friedrich (volleyball player) (* 1984), German volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Ariane Friedrich (* 1984), German high jumper
- Arnaud Friedrich (* 2000), German motorcycle racer
- Arne Friedrich (* 1979), German soccer player
- Arno Friedrich (* 1978), German actor
- Arnold Friedrich (* 1947), co-founder of the German-German Museum Mödlareuth
- Axel Friedrich (* 1947), German environmental expert
B.
- Barbara Friedrich (* 1949), American javelin thrower
- Bärbel Friedrich (* 1945), German microbiologist
- Bernd Friedrich (* 1963), German boxer
- Bernd Friedrich (snooker player) , German snooker player
- Bernd-Ingo Friedrich (* 1952), German writer and non-fiction author
- Bernd-Michael Friedrich (* 1951), German politician (Die Linke), see Michael Friedrich (politician)
- Bernhard Friedrich (* 1963), German civil engineer and university professor
- Birgit Friedrich (* 1961), German judoka
- Brigitte Friedrich (* 1947), German photographer
- Bruno Friedrich (1927–1987), German politician (SPD), MP, MEP
C.
- Carl Friedrich (painter) (1787–1840), German painter
- Carl Joachim Friedrich (1901–1984), German-American political scientist and university professor
- Carl Wilhelm Friedrich , German politician, district administrator of the Hünfeld district
- Caroline Friedrich (1793–1847), German wife of Caspar David Friedrich
- Caroline Friederike Friedrich (1749–1815), German flower still life painter and academy teacher
- Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), German painter
- Charlotte Friedrich , German actress
- Chris Friedrich (1980–2013), American bass player
- Christian Friedrich (bobsleigh driver) (* 1981), German bobsleigh driver
- Christina Friedrich (* 1965), German director, writer and illustrator
- Christoph Friedrich (pharmaceutical historian) (* 1954), German pharmaceutical historian and university professor
- Christoph Friedrich (engineer) (* 1966), German mechanical engineer and university professor
- Claus Friedrich (1929–1990), German journalist in the GDR, editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Tribüne
D.
- Dana Friedrich (* 1976), German actress, presenter and voice actress
- Daniel Friedrich (* 1949), German actor
- Daniel Friedrich (basketball player) (* 1992), Austrian basketball player
- Daniela Schlegel-Friedrich (* 1967), German politician (CDU), MdL
- David Friedrich (musician) (* 1989), German drummer of the band Eskimo Callboy and winner of the 4th season Die Bachelorette
- David Friedrich (poetry slammer) (* 1991), German poetry slammer and moderator
- Dieter Friedrich (* 1947), German athlete
E.
- Eberhard Friedrich (* 1958), German conductor and choir director
- Eduard Friedrich (1937–2015), German gymnast, trainer and sports official
- Elwin Friedrich (1933–2012), Swiss field and ice hockey player and coach
- Emil Friedrich (1885–1965), German carpenter, trade union official and politician (SPD / SED)
- Erhard Friedrich (1927–2005), German publisher, see Theater heute and Friedrich Verlag
- Erich Friedrich (1901–1971), German politician (NSDAP)
- Ernst Friedrich (economic geographer) (1867–1937), German economic geographer
- Ernst Friedrich (1894–1967), German pacifist
- Ernst Andreas Friedrich (1924–2013), German author, press spokesman for the Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forests
- Ernst Matthias Friedrich (* 1953), German actor
- Eva Friedrich (author) (* 1935), German artist, painter, teacher and children's book author
- Eva Friedrich (singer) (* 1994), German soprano
F.
- Felix Friedrich (* 1945), German organist and church musician
- Francesco Friedrich (* 1990), German bobsledder
- Franz Friedrich (painter) (1907–1973), German painter and graphic artist
- Franz Friedrich (actor) (* 1940), Austrian actor
- Franz Friedrich (writer) (* 1983), German writer
- Franz Albert von Friedrich (1775–1843), Baden diplomat, envoy and author
- Friedrich Friedrich (1828–1890), German writer and journalist, see Hermann Friedrich Friedrich
- Fritz Friedrich (1875–1952), German history teacher
G
- Georg von Friedrich (1831–1908), Austrian major general
- Georg Friedrich (* 1966), Austrian actor
- Gerd Friedrich (* 1928), German economist and university professor in the GDR
- Gerhard Friedrich (theologian) (1908–1986), German theologian
- Gerhard Friedrich (biologist) (1910–2003), German plant physiologist, pomologist and agricultural scientist
- Gerhard Friedrich (BAM) German politician, MdL Danzig
- Gerhard Friedrich (actor) (* 1929), German actor
- Gerhard Friedrich (politician, 1948) (* 1948), German politician (CSU), Member of the Bundestag
- Gerhard Friedrich (designer) (* 1952), German designer
- Gero Friedrich (1900–1946), German lawyer and politician
- Götz Friedrich (1930–2000), German director
- Götz Planer-Friedrich (* 1939), German Protestant pastor and editor-in-chief
- Gunda Friedrich (* 1920), German athlete
- Günter Friedrich (1925-2014), German politician (CDU)
- Günther Friedrich (mineralogist) (1929–2014), German mineralogist
- Günther Friedrich (painter) (1930–1986), German painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- Günther Friedrich (Limnologist) (* 1936), German biologist and Limnologist
- Gunter Friedrich (* 1938), German film director
- Gustav Friedrich (philologist) (1853 – after 1917), German classical philologist and high school teacher
- Gustav Friedrich (historian) (1871–1943), Czech historian
- Gustav Friedrich (politician) (1914–1980), German politician (CDU)
- Gustav Adolf Friedrich (1824–1889), German painter, see Adolf Friedrich (painter)
H
- Hanno Friedrich (* 1966), German actor
- Hanns Friedrich (1870– ??), German teacher and poet
- Hans Friedrich (resistance fighter) († 1933), German resistance fighter
- Hans Friedrich (politician, 1886) (1886–1954), German politician (NSDAP)
- Hans Friedrich (painter, 1887) (1887–1967), German painter and illustrator
- Hans Friedrich (politician, 1909) (1909–1982), German politician (SPD)
- Hans Friedrich (Turner) , German gymnast
- Hans Friedrich (politician, 1917) (1917–1998), German politician (FDP)
- Hans Friedrich (actor) , German actor
- Hans Friedrich (painter, 1939) (* 1939), German painter and graphic artist
- Hans Friedrich-Freksa (1906–1973), German virologist
- Hans Christian Friedrich (1925–1992), German botanist
- Hans Eberhard Friedrich (1907–1980), German writer, journalist and translator
- Hans Karl Friedrich (1904–1985), German actor, director and theater manager
- Hans-Peter Friedrich (* 1957), German politician (CSU)
- Harald Friedrich (painter) (1858–1933), German painter
- Harald Friedrich (industrialist) (1907–1979), founder of the Alzmetall machine tool factory and foundry in Altenmarkt an der Alz
- Harald Friedrich (physicist) (1947–2017), German physicist
- Harald Friedrich (biochemist) (* 1952), German biochemist, ministry department head
- Heike Apitzsch-Friedrich (* 1970), German swimmer
- Heike Friedrich (synchronized swimmer) (* 1966), German synchronized swimmer
- Heike Friedrich (wheelchair basketball player) (* 1976), German wheelchair basketball player
- Heimo Friedrich (1911–1987), Austrian botanist
- Heiner Friedrich (* 1938), German art dealer, gallery owner and museum founder
- Heinrich Friedrich (physician) (1893–1944), German surgeon
- Heinrich Friedrich (politician) (1907–1985), German entrepreneur and politician (NSDAP), Lord Mayor of Lahr
- Heinrich Wilhelm Friedrich († 1758), German printer
- Heinz Friedrich (journalist) (1914–1977), German journalist
- Heinz Friedrich (publisher) (1922–2004), German publisher, journalist and author
- Heinz Friedrich (painter) (1924–2018), German painter and wood cutter
- Herbert Friedrich (* 1926), German writer
- Hermann Friedrich (politician, 1885) (1885–1944), German politician (KPD) and resistance fighter
- Hermann Friedrich (politician, 1891) (1891–1945), German politician (SPD, KPD, NSDAP), member of the municipal parliament of the Hohenzollern region and victim of National Socialism
- Hermann Friedrich (biologist) (1906–1997), German biologist
- Hermann Friedrich (beekeeper) (* 1939), German beekeeper and refrigeration technician
- Hermann Friedrich Friedrich (1828–1890), German writer
- Holger Friedrich (politician) (* 1956), German politician (SPD)
- Holger Friedrich (entrepreneur) (* 1966), German entrepreneur
- Horst Friedrich (actor) (1911–1975), German actor
- Horst Friedrich (author) (1931–2015), German philosopher of science
- Horst Friedrich (philosopher) (* 1935), German philosopher
- Horst Friedrich (politician) (* 1950), German politician (FDP)
- Horst Friedrich (musician) , German musician and composer
- Hugo Friedrich (1904–1978), German Romanist
I.
- Inge Friedrich (* 1941), German administrative lawyer
- Ingo Friedrich (* 1942), German politician (CSU)
- Inka Friedrich (* 1965), German actress
- Iris Löw-Friedrich (* 1960), German doctor, university lecturer and manager
- István Friedrich (1883–1951), Hungarian football player, politician and manufacturer
J
- Jakob Friedrich (1861-1914); Member of the 2nd Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Jasper André Friedrich (* 1965), German media scientist and journalist
- Jesko Friedrich (* 1974), German actor, editor and author
- Joachim Friedrich (author) (* 1953), German writer
- Johann Friedrich (merchant) (1589–1650), German merchant
- Johanna Friedrich (* 1995), German swimmer
- Johannes Friedrich (* 1948), German Protestant bishop and theologian
- Johannes Friedrich (1563–1629), German historian, philologist and educator, see Johann Friderich
- Johannes Friedrich (Old Catholic) (1836–1917), German Catholic (later Old Catholic) theologian
- Johannes Friedrich (ancient orientalist) (1893–1972), German ancient orientalist
- Johannes Friedrich (soccer player) (* 1925), German soccer player
- Johannes Friedrich (Manager) (* 1965), German finance manager
- Jonas Friedrich (* 1980), German sports presenter
- Jörg Friedrich (actor) (* 1939), German actor and director
- Jörg Friedrich (* 1944), German historian
- Jörg Friedrich (architect) (* 1951), German architect
- Jörg Friedrich (rower) (* 1959), German rower
- Jörg Phil Friedrich (* 1965), German philosopher and entrepreneur
- Josef Friedrich (forest manager) (1845–1908), director of the KK forest research institute in Mariabrunn
- Josef Friedrich (artist) (1875–1929), Austro-Czech painter, draftsman and illustrator
- Jürgen Friedrich (computer scientist) (1942–2018), German computer scientist
- Jürgen Friedrich (soccer player) (* 1943), German soccer player and official
- Jürgen Friedrich (theologian) (* 1944), German theologian and pastor
- Jürgen Friedrich (pianist) (* 1970), German jazz pianist
- Julia Friedrich (* before 1985), German art historian and museum curator
- Julius Friedrich (1883–1977), German politician
K
- Karin Friedrich (journalist) (1925–2015), German journalist and author
- Karin Friedrich (historian) (* 1963), German historian
- Karl Friedrich (politician, 1886) (1886–1969), German administrative officer and politician (SPD)
- Karl Friedrich (politician, 1897) (1897–1945), German politician (NSDAP)
- Karl Friedrich (painter) (1898–1989), German painter, graphic artist and arts and crafts teacher
- Karl Friedrich (singer) (1905–1981), Austrian singer (tenor)
- Karl Friedrich (actor) (* 1929), Austrian actor and theater director
- Karl Fritz Friedrich (1921–1959), German painter and graphic artist
- Karl Hermann Friedrich (1918–1993), German general
- Karl Josef Friedrich (1888–1965), German Protestant pastor and writer
- Kathleen Friedrich (* 1977), German athlete
- Klaus Friedrich (judge) (1921–2005), German lawyer and judge
- Klaus Friedrich (economist) (* 1938), German-American economist
- Klaus Friedrich (materials scientist) (* 1945), German materials scientist
- Klaus Friedrich (geographer) (* 1945), German geographer, social geographer and university lecturer
- Klaus Friedrich (politician) (* 1960), German politician
- Klaus Dieter Friedrich (1930–2003), German politician (CDU), district mayor of Berlin-Steglitz
- Konrad Friedrich (1871–1944), German mathematician and geodesist
- Kurt Friedrich (soccer player) , Swiss soccer player
- Kurt Friedrich (racing driver) (1901–1995), German motorcycle racing driver
- Kurt Friedrich (economist) (1903–1944), German economist and resistance fighter
L.
- Lars Friedrich (* 1985), German handball player
- Lea Sophie Friedrich (* 2000), German track cyclist
- Leo Friedrich (1842–1908), Austrian actor
- Leonhard Friedrich (1852–1918), Swiss architect
- Leopold Friedrich (weightlifter) (1898–1962), Austrian weightlifter
- Lilo Friedrich (* 1949), German politician (SPD)
- Lore Friedrich-Gronau (1908–2002), German sculptor and illustrator
- Lothar Friedrich (1930–2015), German racing cyclist
- Lutz Friedrich (athlete) (born 1957), German athlete
- Ludwig Friedrich (painter) (1827–1916), German painter and engraver
- Ludwig Friedrich (actor) (also Lutz Friedrich ; 1908–1971), German actor
M.
- Malte Friedrich (* 1969), German actor
- Manfred Friedrich (* 1933), German political scientist
- Manuel Friedrich (* 1979), German soccer player
- Marc Friedrich (* 1975), German non-fiction author
- Margret Friedrich (* 1954), German historian and university lecturer
- Maria Friedrich (1922–2012), German publisher
- Maria Clara Friedrich (1894–1969), Swiss painter, relief artist and art collector
- Mariah K. Friedrich (* 1974), American-Austrian actress
- Marie-Christine Friedrich (* 1979), Austrian actress
- Marko Friedrich (* 1991), German ice hockey player
- Markus Friedrich (transport scientist) (* 1963), German transport scientist
- Markus Friedrich (historian) (* 1974), German historian
- Markus Friedrich (writer) , German travel writer and photo journalist
- Martin Friedrich (* 1957), German Protestant theologian, Study Secretary of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
- Marvin Friedrich (* 1995), German soccer player
- Matthias Friedrich (* 1960), German actor
- Max Friedrich (* 1945), Austrian psychiatrist
- Max Friedrich (soccer player) , German soccer player of the 1900s
- Maximilian Anton Friedrich , German district administrator
- Melissa Friedrich (* 1997), German soccer player
- Michael Friedrich (politician) ( Bernd-Michael Friedrich ; * 1951), German politician (Die Linke)
- Michael Friedrich (sinologist) (* 1955), German sinologist
- Michael Friedrich (physician) (* 1966), German gynecologist
- Michael W. Friedrich (* 1964), German biologist and university professor
N
- Nadine Friedrich (* 1984), Austrian television presenter
- Nikolaus Friedrich (sculptor) (1865–1914), German sculptor
- Nikolaus Friedrich (musician) (* 1956), German clarinetist
- Niobe Friedrich (* 1964), German soccer goalkeeper
- Norbert Friedrich (* 1962), German historian
O
- Oskar Friedrich (1832–1915), German educator and author
- Oskar Friedrich (metallurgist) (1879–1932), German metallurgical engineer and metallurgist
- Otto Friedrich (painter) (1862–1937), Austrian painter
- Otto Friedrich (politician) (1869–1955), German journalist and politician
- Otto Friedrich (publisher) (1872–1944), German bookseller and publisher
- Otto Friedrich (lawyer) (1883–1978), German senior church councilor and canon lawyer
- Otto Friedrich (historian) (1929–1995), American historian, journalist and author
- Otto Friedrich (cycling official) (1940–2008), German cycling official
- Otto A. Friedrich (1902–1975), German entrepreneur
- Otto Karl Friedrich (1902–1978), German writer, see Karl Otto (writer)
P
- Paul Friedrich (geologist) (1856–1918), German teacher and geologist
- Paul Friedrich (writer) (1877–1947), writer, literary historian
- Paul Friedrich , pseudonym of Fritz Oeser (1911–1982), German musicologist
- Paul Friedrich (anthropologist) (1927-2016), American anthropologist and linguist
- Paul Leopold Friedrich (1864–1916), German surgeon
- Peter Friedrich (architect) (1902–1987), German architect and mathematician
- Peter Friedrich (politician, 1942) (* 1942), German politician (SPD), MdL Thuringia
- Peter Friedrich (literary scholar) (* 1955), German literary scholar
- Peter Friedrich (translator) (* 1956), German translator
- Peter Friedrich (politician, 1972) (* 1972), German politician (SPD), Minister in Baden-Württemberg
- Petra Friedrich (* 1973), Austrian actress
R.
- Raimund Friedrich (* 1947), German painter and draftsman
- Ralf Friedrich (* 1946), German terrorist, former member of the Red Army faction
- Reinhard Friedrich (photographer) (1928–2014), German photographer
- Reinhard Friedrich (actor) (1957–2016), German theater and film actor
- Reinhold Friedrich (* 1951), German organ builder, see Riegner & Friedrich
- Reinhold Friedrich (* 1958), German trumpeter and university professor
- Richard Friedrich (athlete) (* 1981), German long-distance runner
- Richard Franz Friedrich (1848–1916), German master builder
- Robert Friedrich (1901–1986), German politician (NSDAP)
- Roy Friedrich (* 1988), German volleyball player
- Rudolf Friedrich (architect) (1853–1927), Swiss architect
- Rudolf Friedrich (Lieutenant General) (1889–1945), German Lieutenant General
- Rudolf Friedrich (Brigadier General) , German Brigadier General
- Rudolf Friedrich (politician, 1923) (1923–2013), Swiss politician (FDP)
- Rudolf Friedrich (politician, 1936) (* 1936), German politician (CDU)
- Rudolf Friedrich (physicist) (1956–2012), German physicist and university professor
- Ruth Andreas-Friedrich (1901–1977), German resistance fighter and writer
S.
- Sabine Friedrich (* 1958), German author
- Sebastian Friedrich (* 1985), German sociologist and publicist
- Sofie Friedrich (1754 – after 1783), German theater actress, see Sofie Huber
- Sonya Friedrich (* 1960), Swiss artist
- Susanne Kramer-Friedrich (* 1935), Swiss director of studies and journalist
- Sven Friedrich (* 1974), singer in the band Zeraphine
T
- Tadeusz Friedrich (1903–1976), Polish fencer
- Theodor Friedrich (1829–1891), German architect and construction clerk
- Theodor Friedrich (philologist) (1879–1947), German philologist, educator and publicist
- Theodor Heinrich Friedrich (1776–1819), German writer
- Thomas Friedrich (publicist) (1948–2011), German publicist
- Thomas Friedrich (mathematician) (1949–2018), German mathematician
- Thomas Friedrich (philosopher) (* 1959), German philosopher and design theorist
- Thomas Bauer-Friedrich (* 1976), German art historian
- Timo Friedrich (* 1998), Austrian soccer player
- Torsten Friedrich (* 1971), German handball goalkeeper
U
- Udo Friedrich (* 1956), German Germanist and Medievalist
- Ursula Friedrich (politician) (1923–1978), German politician (GDR CDU) and editor
- Ursula Friedrich , married name of Ursula Paulsen (* 1935), German table tennis player
V
- Volker Friedrich (publicist) (* 1961), German publicist
- Volker Friedrich (swimmer) (* 1963), German swimmer
W.
- Walter Friedrich (soccer player) , German soccer player
- Walter Friedrich (biophysicist) (1883–1968), German biophysicist
- Walter Friedrich (psychologist) (1929–2015), German psychologist and educator
- Walther Friedrich (1904–1993), German lawyer and ministerial official; President of the main examination office for the Deutsche Bundesbahn 1968/69
- Werner Friedrich (1886–1966), German administrative lawyer
- Wilhelm Friedrich (publisher, 1805) (1805–1857), German bookseller, printer and publisher
- Wilhelm Friedrich (publisher) (1851–1925), German publisher
- Wilhelm Friedrich (writer) (1863–1928), German dialect writer
- Wilhelm Friedrich (pedagogue) (1881–1958), German pedagogue and university professor, head of the Pedagogical Academy in Elbing
- Wilhelm Friedrich (soccer player) , Austrian soccer player
- Wilhelm Richard Friedrich (1816–1898), German judge
- Woldemar Friedrich (1846–1910), German painter and illustrator
- Wolf-Hartmut Friedrich (1907–2000), German classical philologist
- Wolf Matthias Friedrich (* 1957), German singer
- Wolfgang Friedrich (* 1947), German sculptor
- Wolfgang Klaus Maria Friedrich (* 1957), German artist
- Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich (* 1952), German political scientist
Z
- Zalman Friedrich (1911–1943), Polish resistance fighter
Web links
Wiktionary: Friedrich - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations