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Frederiksen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Frederiksson, Frederiksen, Feddersen, Fredriksson, Fredriksson and many more.


New Zealand Frederiksen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Frederiksen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Gustav Frederiksen, aged 44, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
  • Louisa Frederiksen, aged 39, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
  • Mathilde Frederiksen, aged 20, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
  • Hyulmar Frederiksen, aged 18, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
  • Auguste Frederiksen, aged 13, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
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Contemporary Notables of the name Frederiksen (post 1700) +

  • Jan Erik Frederiksen, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State Senate 16th District, 2002 1
  • Suka K. Frederiksen (1965-2020), Foreign Minister of Greenland


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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