Friday

Friday Meaning & Origin

About Friday
The surname Friday is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "frigedæg," meaning "day of Frigg." Frigg was a Norse goddess associated with love, marriage, and fertility. The name Friday was likely given to someone born or baptized on a Friday or to someone who had a connection to the Norse goddess Frigg. It is a relatively uncommon surname, and those who bear it today may have ancestral ties to England or Scandinavia.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Friday is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Friday: 6,980
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 5029
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.37

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Friday based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Friday is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRT
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F6030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F R AY1 D IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈfraɪˌdeɪ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Friday in Braille

Here's how to represent Friday in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Friday in braille

How to sign the name Friday using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Friday using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Friday in sign language

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