Friedman

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Friedmann, from German Fried (peace) + Mann (man).

Proper noun

Friedman

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2019, Roger Burrows, “Urban Futures and The Dark Enlightenment: A Brief Guide for the Perplexed”, in Keith Jacobs, Jeff Malpas, editors, Philosophy and the City: Interdisciplinary and Transcultural Perspectives, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 254:
      Friedman, another NRx entrepreneur-cum-philosopher backed by Thiel's dollars, leads the Seasteading Institute, an organization busy designing permanent (almost Lovecraftian) cities at seas—seasteads—prefigurative gov-corps outside the territory claimed by democratic governments.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Friedman is the 901st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 38,374 individuals. Friedman is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.