Fraser Forename
31,825th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 25,183 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland
Fraser Forename Definition:
A Gaelic name: Friseal, Frisealach, circ. 1298 the patriot’s name is variously Simon Fraser, Frasel, Fresel, Frisel, in Domesday B. Fresle, Battle Abbey Rolls (?) Frisell or Fresell; usually referred to Old French freze, a strawberry, *frezele, from Latin fragula, fragum, French fraisier, strawberry plant.
Read More About This ForenameFraser Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 100% | 6,674 | 1:802 | 169 |
| England | 100% | 5,675 | 1:9,798 | 779 |
| Canada | 100% | 3,961 | 1:8,365 | 1,046 |
| New Zealand | - | 2,265 | 1:2,003 | 400 |
| United States | 93% | 1,422 | 1:254,949 | 8,386 |
| Australia | - | 1,323 | 1:10,323 | 969 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,100 | 1:15,557 | 1,510 |
| Ghana | 100% | 506 | 1:53,332 | 2,793 |
| South Africa | 100% | 448 | 1:121,725 | 9,247 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 209 | 1:73,798 | 5,777 |
| Wales | 100% | 183 | 1:16,909 | 1,026 |
| Zambia | - | 124 | 1:127,861 | 5,404 |
| Thailand | 100% | 114 | 1:614,612 | 27,053 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 75 | 1:108,698 | 9,818 |
| Indonesia | - | 68 | 1:3,793,583 | 163,000 |
| Philippines | 100% | 53 | 1:2,000,179 | 44,572 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 52 | 1:585,576 | 24,305 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 49 | 1:344,940 | 10,093 |
| Ireland | 95% | 47 | 1:98,798 | 2,469 |
| Germany | 100% | 40 | 1:2,416,947 | 12,954 |
| Jamaica | - | 36 | 1:80,090 | 3,752 |
| India | 97% | 34 | 1:35,731,705 | 689,842 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 34 | 1:210,353 | 13,097 |
| Singapore | - | 32 | 1:196,470 | 8,457 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 29 | 1:20,033 | 1,622 |
| China | - | 24 | 1:56,918,991 | 62,623 |
| Northern Ireland | 60% | 23 | 1:80,137 | 1,397 |
| Brazil | 100% | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| Botswana | 100% | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Hong Kong | - | 15 | 1:516,848 | 4,412 |
| Sweden | 100% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| Guyana | 100% | 14 | 1:54,519 | 4,997 |
| Iraq | - | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Spain | - | 14 | 1:3,323,569 | 14,016 |
| Norway | 100% | 12 | 1:427,694 | 8,125 |
| Jersey | 100% | 11 | 1:9,089 | 812 |
| Kenya | - | 11 | 1:4,209,737 | 24,377 |
| France | - | 10 | 1:6,647,034 | 24,227 |
| Bermuda | - | 9 | 1:7,203 | 999 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,811 | 1,077 |
| Laos | - | 9 | 1:731,873 | 503 |
| Denmark | - | 8 | 1:706,187 | 9,598 |
| Peru | 100% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Oman | - | 5 | 1:821,733 | 6,168 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Israel | 60% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Italy | 67% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 4 | 1:44,391,090 | 271,718 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 3 | 1:1,047 | 226 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
Fraser (167,004) may also be a surname.
Fraser Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic name: Friseal, Frisealach, circ. 1298 the patriot’s name is variously Simon Fraser, Frasel, Fresel, Frisel, in Domesday B. Fresle, Battle Abbey Rolls (?) Frisell or Fresell; usually referred to Old French freze, a strawberry, *frezele, from Latin fragula, fragum, French fraisier, strawberry plant. For sense, cf. the name Plantagenet (broom). Strawberry leaves form part of the Fraser armorial bearings. The word may also mean “curled” (Eng. frizzle, frieze).
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Fraser Forename Popularity
Fraser Demographics
Average Fraser Salary in
United States
$53,818 USD
Per year
Rank:
96,026 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000406069
Rank: 8,121 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
123.64%
Sample size: 622 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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