Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish frid ‘peace’. Compare
modern German Friede, which was sometimes chosen as a
translation of the Hebrew personal name Shlomo, whose root
letters are the same as those of shalom ‘peace’ (see
Solomon), although in most cases it is simply an ornamental
name.
German: from a short form of the personal name
Friedrich.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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