Fryer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fryer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fryer family

Profession Census Frequency
School 696
General Labourer 54
Private Means 52
Dressmaker 51
General Servant (domestic) 46
Farmer 41
Farm Labourer 34
Coal Miner Hewer 33
Labourer 31
Clerk 31
House Keeper 27
Shop Assistant 26
Domestic Servant 26
House Painter 23
None 22
Dress Maker 20
At School 19
At Home 19
Dock Labourer 18
Scholar 17
Nil 16
Blacksmith 16
Assisting In The Business 15
Laundress 15
Cotton Weaver 15

Fryer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fryer 100% 36,986
2 Frier 80% 3,811
3 Friar 60% 3,105
4 Frayer 83% 2,179
5 Fryar 80% 476
6 Freyer 83% 331
7 Fryor 80% 124

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