Frings

Frings is a common, especially in the Rhineland German family name. He goes back to a previously used there of the forename Severin, after the local saint Severin of Cologne.

Frings is the surname of the following persons:

Alfons Frings (1893-1968), German politician ( CDU), Mayor of Neuss
Heinrich Frings (1885-1946), German Reichsgerichtsrat
Joseph Frings (1887-1978), German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne
Ketti Frings (1909-1981), American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner
Klaus Frings (1936-1968), German press photographer and victims of student unrest
Kurt Frings (ca. 1913 -ca. 1970), German -American boxer and Hollywood talent agent
Matthias Frings ( born 1953 ), German journalist, television presenter and writer
Michael Frings ( mayor) ( 1795-1872 ), German politician, Mayor of Neuss
Michael Frings ( lawyer) ( born 1949 ), German lawyer and university professor
Theodor Frings (1886-1968), German German literature
Torsten Frings (born 1976 ), German football player