Fryer Surname
Approximately 25,466 people bear this surname
Fryer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the friar'; v. Frere.
Henricus Friere, souier, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1549. Edward Fryer, brewer: Register of the University of Oxford.
Fryer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,205 | 1:35,518 | 4,436 |
| England | 8,872 | 1:6,280 | 901 |
| Australia | 1,931 | 1:13,980 | 1,990 |
| South Africa | 1,347 | 1:40,221 | 5,173 |
| Canada | 1,249 | 1:29,500 | 3,861 |
| New Zealand | 708 | 1:6,396 | 1,071 |
| Wales | 321 | 1:9,640 | 1,064 |
| Scotland | 231 | 1:23,177 | 2,598 |
| Northern Ireland | 117 | 1:15,770 | 2,120 |
| France | 71 | 1:935,531 | 107,040 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| Isle of Man | 42 | 1:2,043 | 391 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 88 | 1:50,339 | 4,237 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,465 | 1:4,460 | 674 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:23,065 | 1,326 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,191 | 1:22,920 | 2,875 |
Fryer (27) may also be a first name.
Fryer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the friar'; v. Frere.
Henricus Friere, souier, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1549. Edward Fryer, brewer: Register of the University of Oxford.
= Frere, q.v.
(English) A member of a religious order, a friar or brother.
Anglo-Norman Brother. Kelharn.
From the Old Norse ,from the Swedish, from the German, Freyer; a personal name.
The Fryers of these parts are now best represented in the Oakham district; the name is also established in Cheshire, Yorkshire, and Notts.
Fryer Demographics
Average Male Fryer Height
177.95 cm
Average Female Fryer Height
163.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fryer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fryer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fryer (Arabic: فراير) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fryer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,401st most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 286,168 people. The last name Fryer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Fryer reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fryer is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 27 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 10,205 people, or 1 in 35,518. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Fryer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fryer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fryer surname grew 466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 472 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 65 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fryer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fryer last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.06% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fryer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.85% more than the national average, earning R 363,240 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $52,729 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fryer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fryer in the Arabic language | ||
| فراير | frayr | - |
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Fryer Reference & Research
Fryer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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