Frain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 2
Devon 4
Dorset 0
Durham 9
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 2
Kent 0
Lancashire 53
Leicestershire 6
Lincolnshire 2
London 0
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 6
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 1
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 12
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 17

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 8
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Frain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Frain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
General Labourer 5
Labourer 2
Masons Labourer 2
Brick Layer 2
Hawker 2
Tailor 2
Hosiery Hand 2
Draper Assistant 2
Silk Weaver 2
Cabinet Maker 2
Domestic Servant Cook 1
Farm Laborer 1
Shoe Maker 1
Car Proprietor 1
Carter 1
Bank Manager 1
Blacksmith Striker 1
Bricklayer's Labourer 1
Card Room Hand 1
Core Maker For Non Moulders 1
Cotton Card Room Hand 1
Cotton Card Room Operative 1
Cotton Mill Doffer 1
Till Maker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Frain

Name Census Frequency
John Frain 195
Mary Frain 149
James Frain 91
Thomas Frain 91
William Frain 66
Patrick Frain 56
Sarah Frain 55
Margaret Frain 54
Michael Frain 53
Annie Frain 50
Catherine Frain 44
Elizabeth Frain 43
Martin Frain 41
Ann Frain 39
Joseph Frain 37
Ellen Frain 33
Bridget Frain 30
Richard Frain 27
George Frain 25
Henry Frain 18
Jane Frain 16
Alice Frain 14
Hannah Frain 13
Isabella Frain 12
Eliza Frain 11

Frain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fearn 60% 14,145
2 Fern 40% 6,242
3 Fearon 50% 4,506
4 Fruin 80% 2,462
5 Farn 60% 2,174
6 Frain 100% 1,788
7 Freen 60% 1,270
8 Fernie 50% 1,247
9 Frayne 67% 1,151
10 Fearne 50% 1,048
11 Frane 60% 977
12 Foran 60% 973
13 Ferne 20% 769
14 Furn 40% 706
15 Fernee 33% 619
16 Frine 60% 555
17 Farne 40% 394
18 Frayn 80% 329
19 Fraine 83% 325
20 Feran 60% 300
21 Firn 40% 276
22 Feron 40% 261
23 Fruen 60% 257
24 Frean 60% 216
25 Feirn 40% 172
26 Fairn 60% 163
27 Faron 40% 135
28 Fran 80% 130
29 Fron 60% 126
30 Faren 40% 123
31 Faran 60% 115
32 Fren 60% 113
33 Ferin 60% 107
34 Farina 50% 104
35 Farnie 50% 102

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The surname Frain is the 6th most popular variant of Fearn.

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