Frost Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Frost Name Meaning: Name given to someone with white hair or beard, or who had an unbending or cold attitude

Roots found in England, Germany, Denmark & Sweden, with a William Frost recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Frost Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Frost family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,236
Agricultural Labourer 555
Labourer 230
Domestic Servant 139
Dress Maker 115
General Servant 98
Laundress 86
Servant 82
Farm Labourer 78
Shoe Maker 62
Coal Miner 62
Gardener 61
Carpenter 58
House Keeper 54
Annuitant 45
Tailor 41
Nurse 41
Straw Plaiter 40
Cook 38
Blacksmith 38
Lace Maker 34
Clerk 33
Butcher 32
Wife Of Above 30
Painter 30

Frost Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Frost 100% 115,457
2 Forest 67% 7,663
3 Forst 60% 1,771
4 Fairest 57% 848
5 Frist 80% 622
6 First 60% 519
7 Frast 80% 357
8 Frest 80% 350
9 Furst 60% 145
10 Forset 50% 109

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The surname Frost is the most popular version of all its varients

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