Friedemann
given name · Latin script
Meaning: From the dithematic personal name Friedmann (ahd
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 14 countries · latest register: dane.gov.pl, 2026
Friedemann is a male given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Germany.
- DEGermany
- BRBrazil
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)From the dithematic personal name Friedmann (ahd. fridu/alsächs. frithu + ahd./alsächs. man 'Mann') or from Frido + -mann; 1033 bearers.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Friedemann is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Fugenvokal in patronymic -mann surnames; variation of linking vowel.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
In German, entweder aus einstämmiger Kurzform mit Diminutivsuffix -mann oder aus dithematischem Rufnamen mit Zweitglied ahd./altsächs. man 'Mann'
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, Patronymischer Familienname aus ahd. fridu, altsächs. frithu 'Friede'; Rufname Friedrich/Fried- und -mann-Bildung.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, Familienname zu Fried(e)- + Mann; Karte zeigt die Vokalvariation Friedemann/Friedmann.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
In German, ) Friedmann: alter deut scher männl. Vom., Koseform von Zusam mensetzungen mit »Fried-« (ahd. fridu »Schutz vor Waffengewalt, Friede«) und der alten Koseendung »-man(n)«.
as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Friedemann Bechmannb. 1628DEGerman theologian
- Friedemann Schulz von Thunb. 1944DEGerman psychologist
- Friedemann Tiedtb. 1945DEGerman politician (1945–2017)
- Friedemann Witeckab. 1951DEGerman songwriter, guitarist and music producer
- Friedemann Matternb. 1955DEGerman computer scientist
- Friedemann Riehleb. 1959DEGerman conductor
- Friedemann Frommb. 1963DEGerman screenwriter and film director
- Friedemann Frieseb. 1970DEGerman board game designer
- Friedemann Eichhornb. 1971DEGerman musician
- Friedemann Vogelb. 1979DEGerman ballet dancer (1979-)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence
(measured from records)28 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 14 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 258 | #74,826 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 249 | #72,717 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 243 | #83,373 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 112 | #58,162 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 31 | #26,702 |
| EE Estonia | Statistics Estonia — per-name Population Register counts (nimed) | — | 19 | #5,947 |
| EE Estonia | Statistics Estonia — per-name Population Register counts (nimed) | — | 13 | #8,414 |
| NO Norway | SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population) | — | 12 | #52,822 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 7 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 7 | #162,306 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 4 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 4 | #222,338 |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Friedemann come from?
- From the dithematic personal name Friedmann (ahd. fridu/alsächs. frithu + ahd./alsächs. man 'Mann') or from Frido + -mann; 1033 bearers. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus.
- What are other forms of the name Friedemann?
- In the etymology graph, Friedrich is a form of the same name in other languages.
- Is Friedemann a male or female name?
- Friedemann is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What does the name Friedemann mean?
- Recorded meaning: From the dithematic personal name Friedmann (ahd.
- In which country does Friedemann have the most bearers?
- Friedemann is most frequently recorded in Germany.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/friedemannThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Friedemann”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.