Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FRY
There are approximately 19,148 people named Fry in the UK. That makes it the 531th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 303 are named Fry.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Status Name
Related and similar surnames
FryeFray
Frey
Frei
Fryc
Frie
Fris
Friz
Ffry
Ffrye
Frry
Fruy
Frya
Fruye
Fryes
Ffrys
Frrey
Ffrey
Fri
Fryee
Freh
Friy
Fryey
Fryd
Fryf
Fryk
Fryg
Fryia
The Fry surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Cornish British. Local) A hill, a town or house on the most prominent part of a hill or eminence. German, Frei, free, Dutch, Vry, or Fry, free.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FRY. Old English forree ; in the H.R. Le Frj'e and Le Frie ; the same as Free and Freeman, which see. Also with regard to disposition — free, noble.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.