Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FRASER
There are approximately 47,610 people named Fraser in the UK. That makes it the 168th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 754 are named Fraser.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
FrazerFraiser
Fraise
Fraase
Fraaser
Frahser
Fraeser
Ffraser
Fraisser
Ffrayser
Fraiseor
Fraisier
Fraezer
Fraisor
Fraazer
Fraissier
Fraiseire
Fraizeer
Fraazier
Fraisure
Fraisior
Fraisiers
Faraser
Fraizar
The Fraser surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Fraischeur, French, freshness, coolness, bloom; Friseur, a hairdresser, from friser, French, to curl.