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

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