Friar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Friar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Friar family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 61
Agricultural Labourer 12
Coal Miner 12
General Labourer 11
Cotton Weaver 5
Clerk 4
Dress Maker 4
Domestic Servant 3
Charwoman 3
Frame Work Knitter 3
Cycle Trade 3
Carman 2
Farm Labourer 2
Farm Servant 2
House Keeper 2
Licensed Victualler 2
Glass Blower 2
Labourer Glass Works 2
General Servant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Laundress 2
Wheelwright 2
Mill Hand Wool 2
Hotel Keeper 1
Iron Ore Miner 1

Friar Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fryer 60% 36,986
2 Farr 40% 29,996
3 Freer 60% 10,091
4 Frier 80% 3,811
5 Friar 100% 3,105
6 Furr 40% 1,818
7 Frear 80% 1,781
8 Frere 40% 971
9 Freear 67% 827
10 Fairer 50% 634
11 Farra 40% 557
12 Ferrie 33% 522
13 Fryar 80% 476
14 Frior 80% 339
15 Freir 60% 309
16 Ferr 40% 223
17 Freire 50% 187
18 Ferre 20% 183
19 Farer 40% 176
20 Forr 40% 174
21 Farrie 33% 154
22 Farre 20% 136
23 Fearer 33% 129
24 Fairrie 43% 123
25 Firr 60% 113
26 Farier 67% 101

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The surname Friar is the 5th most popular variant of Fryer.

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