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 | 139 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 117 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 62 |
| Devon | 32 |
| Dorset | 21 |
| Durham | 67 |
| Essex | 25 |
| Gloucestershire | 189 |
| Hampshire | 203 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 36 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 105 |
| Lancashire | 161 |
| Leicestershire | 26 |
| Lincolnshire | 37 |
| London | 330 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 44 |
| Norfolk | 109 |
| Northamptonshire | 42 |
| Nottinghamshire | 101 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 36 |
| Shropshire | 14 |
| Suffolk | 30 |
| Somerset | 23 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 36 |
| Staffordshire | 60 |
| Warwickshire | 20 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 55 |
| Worcestershire | 86 |
| Yorkshire | 447 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Female Servant | 104 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 102 |
| Independent | 88 |
| Labourer | 57 |
| Farmer | 48 |
| Male Servant | 28 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| Tailor | 11 |
| Baker | 11 |
| Pupil | 10 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Weaver | 10 |
| Apprentice | 9 |
| Dress Maker | 8 |
| Pauper | 8 |
| Grocer | 7 |
| Inn Keeper | 7 |
| Milliner | 7 |
| Cotton Weaver | 6 |
| Clerk | 6 |
| Miller | 6 |
| Blacksmith | 6 |
| Mason | 5 |
| 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 |