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 found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fritter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,400th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. The surname 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 widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 598,117. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Fritter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fritter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 holding the Fritter last name are 34.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.92% being registered with the political 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

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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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