Friedemann: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Arms linked to Friedman and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Friedemann

The last name Friedemann is another written form of Friedman, a well-known German family name. Name scholars give the meaning as “Man of peace”.

Records show Friedemann as one of the forms Friedman took over time. Other spellings include Friedmann, Fridmann and Fridman. In the 2010 US Census, 258 Americans gave Friedemann as their last name (rank 74,826). Friedemann sounds close to Freedman, so it can help to search both.

Get the complete Friedemann report, with a museum-style coat of arms.