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
School 2,162
Farm Labourer 263
General Servant (domestic) 144
Private Means 133
General Labourer 130
Labourer 108
Dressmaker 98
None 95
Coal Miner Hewer 94
Domestic Servant 86
Farmer 83
Scholar 74
Clerk 68
At Home 67
Dress Maker 64
General Servant Domestic 58
Cook (domestic) 55
House Painter 53
Shop Assistant 53
Assisting In Business 52
Bricklayer 52
Laundress 52
House Keeper 50
At School 49
Housekeeper 48

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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