Frater Surname
Approximately 4,957 people bear this surname
Frater Surname Definition:
By some believed to be from Latin frater, a 'brother' or member of a monastic order, and the same in meaning as ME. frere. The name, however, is more likely to be from ME. freytour, a monastic refectory, and by extension of meaning, keeper of the monastic refectory.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,252 | 1:44,503 | 5,628 |
| United States | 986 | 1:367,605 | 32,648 |
| Jamaica | 809 | 1:3,548 | 511 |
| Australia | 515 | 1:52,419 | 6,467 |
| New Zealand | 391 | 1:11,581 | 2,012 |
| Scotland | 320 | 1:16,731 | 2,048 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Italy | 85 | 1:719,490 | 60,619 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Czechia | 41 | 1:259,353 | 34,723 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 283 | 1:86,132 | 9,055 |
| Scotland | 257 | 1:14,565 | 1,645 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 135 | 1:371,990 | 28,019 |
The alternate forms: Fráter (283), Fräter (2) & Fratér (1) are calculated separately.
Frater (57) may also be a first name.
Frater Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
By some believed to be from Latin frater, a 'brother' or member of a monastic order, and the same in meaning as ME. frere. The name, however, is more likely to be from ME. freytour, a monastic refectory, and by extension of meaning, keeper of the monastic refectory. It might also be a curtailed form of ME. fraterer, superintendent of the frater. John Frater was tenant on Abbey lands of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 526). John Frater in Lonbauche, 1663, and John Fratter in Roughauc , 1666 (RRM., II. p. 77,202). George Fraiter, portioner of Langhaugh, 1755 (Heirs, 282). Freter 1648.
A latinization of Brother.
Frater Demographics
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Frater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frater Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Frater (Russian: Фратер) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Fráter, Fräter or Fratér. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Frater? popularity and diffusion
It is the 95,975th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,470,152 people. The last name Frater occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Frater live; 33 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in British Isles. Frater is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 57 people.
Frater is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,252 people, or 1 in 44,503. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Northumberland, where 10 percent live. Other than England it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Jamaica, where 16 percent live.
Frater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Frater has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Frater surname grew 442 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Frater Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Frater surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% being registered with the party.
The amount Frater earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning R 258,096 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $39,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning $49,288 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Frater Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Frater in the Russian language | ||
| Фратер | frater | - |
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