Fryer Name Meaning: This is a variant of 'Freer',middle English 'Friar' & Latin 'Frater'meaning 'brother'.
This may have been used as a nickanme for a religious person or occupational for a worker of the monastry.
Discover how your Fryer ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 129 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 187 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 62 |
| Devon | 32 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 99 |
| Essex | 36 |
| Gloucestershire | 176 |
| Hampshire | 245 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 76 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 151 |
| Lancashire | 275 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 48 |
| London | 405 |
| Middlesex | 34 |
| Northumberland | 50 |
| Norfolk | 119 |
| Northamptonshire | 27 |
| Nottinghamshire | 104 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 76 |
| Shropshire | 19 |
| Suffolk | 41 |
| Somerset | 48 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 20 |
| Staffordshire | 110 |
| Warwickshire | 59 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 42 |
| Worcestershire | 59 |
| Yorkshire | 528 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 16 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 37 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 519 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 102 |
| House Servant | 57 |
| Labourer | 43 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| House Keeper | 24 |
| Servant | 21 |
| Laundress | 18 |
| Coal Miner | 18 |
| Carpenter | 18 |
| General Servant | 17 |
| Shoe Maker | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Cook | 13 |
| House Maid | 12 |
| Farmers Son | 11 |
| Grocer | 11 |
| Painter | 11 |
| Gardener | 10 |
| Carter | 10 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Joiner | 10 |
| Lead Miner | 10 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| Cotton Weaver | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Fryer | 2,288 |
| John Fryer | 2,175 |
| William Fryer | 2,034 |
| Elizabeth Fryer | 1,430 |
| Thomas Fryer | 1,331 |
| George Fryer | 1,327 |
| Sarah Fryer | 1,244 |
| James Fryer | 1,027 |
| Henry Fryer | 810 |
| Ann Fryer | 807 |
| Charles Fryer | 742 |
| Jane Fryer | 723 |
| Joseph Fryer | 568 |
| Alice Fryer | 555 |
| Ellen Fryer | 553 |
| Annie Fryer | 546 |
| Robert Fryer | 540 |
| Emma Fryer | 493 |
| Margaret Fryer | 481 |
| Eliza Fryer | 475 |
| Arthur Fryer | 432 |
| Frederick Fryer | 432 |
| Emily Fryer | 403 |
| Alfred Fryer | 402 |
| Edward Fryer | 395 |