Fry Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Fry Name Meaning: Variant of 'Free', from Old English 'frig', mainly used in south & southwest England. May also be a nickname for a small person, from the Middle English 'fry' meaning child, offspring or small person

First found in Wiltshire

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fry family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 164
General Labourer 126
General Servant Domestic 102
Farmer 81
Cook Domestic 78
Dress Maker 77
Scholar 61
Housemaid Domestic 54
Laundress Wash 51
Carpenter 45
House Maid Domestic 43
Agricultural Labourer 40
School 39
Dressmaker 36
Gardener Domestic 35
Blacksmith 32
Domestic Servant 32
Bricklayer 30
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 30
Charwoman 24
Bricklayer Labourer 21
Dock Labourer 21
Stone Mason 20
House Painter 19
Servant Domestic 18

Fry Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fry 100% 64,455
2 Fray 75% 5,045
3 Fairey 50% 3,226
4 Farey 60% 3,204
5 Frey 75% 2,220
6 Fury 75% 1,740
7 Feary 60% 1,703
8 Forey 60% 1,347
9 Fairy 60% 1,032
10 Froy 75% 857
11 Frye 75% 853
12 Fearey 50% 622
13 Furey 60% 391
14 Fery 75% 359
15 Fary 75% 299
16 Fory 75% 254
17 Ferey 60% 181
18 Feiry 60% 129
19 Furay 60% 116

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