right|thumb|Distribution of the Friz family in Italy
The surname '''Friz''' derives from ''Fritz'', diminutive of the German name ''Friederich'' (Frederick), originating from the Old Germanic ''Frithurik'', composed of the prefix ''frithu'' ("peace", "friendship": Friede, in German) and the suffix ''rikia'' ("lord", "prince"), meaning "Lord of Peace", "The One who assures peace".
The surname is diffused in the Adige Valley in northern Italy. It is a German surname which established originally in the Region of Trentino on the comune di Garniga (town of Garniga).
==List of people with the name== ;Surname *Anna Friz (born 1970), Canadian artist *Clyde Nelson Friz (1867–1942), American architect *Manuela Friz (born 1978), Italian ice hockey player *Max Friz (1883–1966), German engineer *Peter Friz (born 1974), German mathematician
;Given name *Friz Freleng (1906–1995), American animator
==See also== *Friz Quadrata, glyphic serif typeface *Iryna Friz (born 1974), Ukrainian politician
==References== * ''Source: "Saggio di Commento ai Cognomi Tridentini", by Ernesto Lorenzo, 1895.'' * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050930050714/http://scapin.org/genealogy.htm Rafael Scapin's Genealogy Page]
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