Frederick surname meaning

Frederick is an English surname from the ancient Germanic personal name Frideric or Frederic, built from frid/fred, “peace,” and rīc, “power” or “rule,” and brought to England by the Normans in Old French form. In North America the spelling also absorbs cognates such as German Friedrich and Czech Bedřich. Fredrick and Fredericks are common variants. Parent’s name is high confidence: the surname is a straightforward family name from a well-known medieval given name, whether the family’s path was English Norman or later German immigration.