Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FRISBY
There are approximately 2,150 people named Frisby in the UK. That makes it the 4,239th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 34 are named Frisby.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
FrisbeyFrisbie
Frisbee
Frisbye
Frisbi
Frisbis
Frisbii
Frisbe
Frisbyel
Frisbit
Frisbin
Frisbk
Frisboy
Frisbes
Frisbh
Ferisby
Freisby
Fraisby
Friesby
Frisbry
Frisbly
Frisbei
Frisbiex
The Frisby surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local Danish.) The new, or fresh town; Welsh, fres; French, frais, fresh, new, recently built; Danish frisk, and by, a town.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FRISBY. FRISBEE. A parish and a chapelry, co. Leicester.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.