Fryer Surname

21,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2051:35,5184,436
England8,8721:6,280901
Australia1,9311:13,9801,990
South Africa1,3471:40,2215,173
Canada1,2491:29,5003,861
New Zealand7081:6,3961,071
Wales3211:9,6401,064
Scotland2311:23,1772,598
Northern Ireland1171:15,7702,120
France711:935,531107,040
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Isle of Man421:2,043391
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Jersey201:4,960981
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Guam81:20,0153,029
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Finland71:785,24338,644
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Oman41:921,9937,313
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Belize11:355,4743,977
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland881:50,3394,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,4651:4,460674
Wales681:23,0651,326
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1911:22,9202,875

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Frere, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A member of a religious order, a friar or brother.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Norman Brother. Kelharn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse ,from the Swedish, from the German, Freyer; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Fryers of these parts are now best represented in the Oakham district; the name is also established in Cheshire, Yorkshire, and Notts.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freyer918,903/
Frayer911,710/
Froyer9142/
Fryjer9113/
Fryher918/
Fryere911/
Fryier910/
Friyer910/
Fruyer910/
Frye8950,354/
Frygier83229/
Freyher83123/
Freeyer8358/
Freiyer834/
Frayher832/
Frayier832/
Freyert832/
Fryertt831/
Fraiyer831/
Frayerr830/
Freer8011,062/
Frier803,312/
Frear801,759/
Fraer80545/
Freir80142/
Freyr8049/
Froer8014/
Fryes8013/
Fruer8011/
Frayr8010/
Fhrye804/
Freur804/
Fryet803/
Frejr802/
Vryer802/
Fryea801/
Fryed801/
Fryee801/
Fryie801/
Frger801/
Fryez801/
Frrye800/
Freyherr7718/
Fryerová771/
Freire73263,787/
Freier737,948/
Freyre737,483/
Frayre734,369/
Fryett73772/
Freear73623/
Frajer73466/
Freard73326/
Freuer73293/
Frehar73122/
Frejer7391/
Freure7388/
Fräger7377/
Frauer7370/
Friere7370/
Fraier7368/
Freart7328/
Fraaye7321/
Frayje7314/
Frzier7310/
Frejar739/
Frayar736/
Frower734/
Froehr734/
Freirt733/
Freyar733/
Freyrd733/
Frawer732/
Fréger732/
Freíre732/
Friesr732/
Friert731/
Freeir731/
Friear731/
Frierd731/
Friyre731/
Fryire731/
Froier731/
Frehár731/
D'Frye731/
Freare730/
Frayur730/
Freaer730/
Freeer730/
Fraaer730/
Vrayer730/
Frayerová716/
Freyerová715/
Freyerova711/
Frej675,397/
Frie672,108/
Frugier671,936/
Frigger67605/
Freiert67310/
Frayard67244/
Frahier6776/
Fregger6744/
Freijer6738/
Frowert6727/
Fraijer6725/
Freiher6719/
Frejert6714/
Freyard6712/
Frigier6712/
Fragger6711/
Frogger6710/
Frajher6710/
Frajier679/
Frayyre679/
Frée678/
Frawert677/
Freiere677/
Freyjes674/
Frieier673/
Frreire673/
Freiour673/
Fraiere672/
Frayyeh672/
Freaere671/
Freaier671/
Freeour671/
Frzaier671/
Frge671/
Freeire671/
Freiire671/
Freyrre671/
Frejerė671/
Frejier671/
Frihert671/
Frayirz671/
Frayère671/
Frujier671/
Frégier671/
Fryé671/
Fraaier671/
Freeair671/
Freiure671/
Fraiyed671/
Frjy671/
Frohear670/
Freeher670/
Freuier670/
Frauier670/
Frawerd670/
Frouert670/
Frahger670/

Fryer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fryer in the Arabic language
فرايرfrayr-

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Fryer Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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