Fritter Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Fritter Surname Definition:

Anglo-Saxon fricca, a crier or preacher-one who proclaims.

Fritter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6061:598,11748,731
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Wales131:238,04114,239
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Fritter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anglo-Saxon fricca, a crier or preacher-one who proclaims.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fritter Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fritter Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fritter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fritter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fritter is the 477,400th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fritter are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 598,117. In The United States Fritter is primarily found in: Virginia, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Fritter is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Fritter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fritter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fritter last name rose 497 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 289 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fritter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fritter surname are 34.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Fritter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $44,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freitter9331/
Frietter931/
Frittier931/
Fritte92168/
Friter9221/
Fretter86680/
Frister86428/
Freiter86364/
Freitte86101/
Fritier8643/
Fraiter8641/
Frittes8624/
Fraitte8620/
Frittet864/
Frieter861/
Fritteh861/
Frijter861/
Friette860/
Frite8375/
Fruitier80553/
Fraiteur8099/
Friteyre8089/
Froitier8087/
Fretterd8075/
Frichter8069/
Frettier8012/
Freister8011/
Freytter807/
Frishter806/
Freittes806/
Fruitger802/
Fraitier801/
Fruthter801/
Fretteur801/
Freither801/
Freittez801/
Fraitere801/
Frisæter801/
Frichtte800/
Freitger800/
Phritter800/
Frette771,813/
Freter771,174/
Freite77909/
Frites77484/
Fritet77204/
Fritea77163/
Fritez7741/
Fruter7719/
Fritti7719/
Fraite7711/
Fritit779/
Fritta776/
Friteh776/
Friete776/
Fritee775/
Fruite774/
Fritty774/
Fritge772/
Friste772/
Fräter772/
Fryter771/
Fritey770/
Fritie770/
Fritre770/
Frited770/
Fruijtier75124/
Fraishter752/
Freites7117,674/
Freitez7112,750/
Fretier71348/
Fraites71302/
Frettes71215/
Fristed71189/
Frutier71159/
Fruitet71137/
Freteur71108/
Fryster71107/
Fréteur7147/
Freyter7146/
Frayter7128/
Frajter7128/
Froidthier7116/
Freithe7114/
Fritets7113/
Frittis7113/
Frájter7113/
Freitet7111/
Frester718/
Freytte716/
Fréitez716/
Fritess715/
Frettez714/
Frujter714/
Freuter713/
Frétier712/
Fredtte711/
Frietti711/
Fraitta711/
Fristey711/
Frittiz711/
Frueter711/
Fritees711/
Frettie711/
Freitre711/
Freitta711/
Frittih711/
Frether711/
Freited711/
Frietta711/
Fruitie711/
Fruitre711/
Frêteur711/
Frittyz711/
Frithes710/
Frichte710/
Frittay710/
Freeter710/
Freitea710/
Freitey710/
Frithie710/
Fryotte710/
Frete672,878/
Fristedt67563/
Fruytier67213/
Frita67163/
Freyther6773/
Frayster6773/
Frechter6770/
Friti6737/
Frête6725/
Frity675/
Fritayre674/
Fruyster672/
Freistet671/
Freiteas671/
Fristett671/
Frittiss671/
Fritesch671/
Freyhtte671/
Frejster671/
Freistes671/
Freitech671/
Freitees671/
Freyteer671/
Freytier671/
Freyttez671/
Fraitess671/
Frète671/
Freyster671/
Fruthier670/
Freaster670/
Fryte670/
Freshter670/
Freester670/
Pfrester670/

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