Explore the Family Name Friedel

The meaning of Friedel

South German: from a pet form of the personal name Friedrich.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Friedel in the United States?

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Friedel has seen marginal changes between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it fell slightly from 12,553 in 2000 to 12,602 in 2010, marking a negative change of 0.39 percent. The count of people with the Friedel surname, however, saw an increase of 8.48 percent, moving from 2,264 in 2000 to 2,456 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname also experienced a slight decrease of 1.19 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,553	#12,602	-0.39%
Count	2,264	2,456	8.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.83	-1.19%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Friedel

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Friedel surname identify as White, making up 96.64 percent in 2000 and 95.15 percent in 2010, indicating a small decrease of 1.54 percent. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander made up 0.57 percent and 0.53 percent for the respective years, marking a 7.02 percent decrease. For those identifying as Hispanic, there was an increase of 33.56 percent from 1.46 percent in 2000 to 1.95 percent in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no recorded individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010, these groups represented 0.29 percent and 0.53 percent respectively. The group identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase of 66.67 percent, moving from 0.93 percent in 2000 to 1.55 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	95.15%	-1.54%
Hispanic	1.46%	1.95%	33.56%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.55%	66.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.53%	-7.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.53%	0%
Black	0%	0.29%	0%