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There are approximately 617 people named Frier in the UK. That makes it the 9,442nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 10 are named Frier.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Freer
Frear
Frere
Frair
Fraire
Frare
Firer
Farer
Forer
Ffrier
Ffrer
Ffreer
Ffrior
Ffrire
Ffrere
Fraere
Fraier
Frar
Ffryer
Ffreere
Ffreare
Ffreyre
Frairs
Ffrero
Fraira
Ffrers
Frahr
Fraaier
Fraer

The Frier surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FRIER. 1. See Fryer. 2. "Many friars at the Reformation renounced their vows of chastity, married, and became fathers of families ; from one of them descend the Friers of Melrose parish, Roxbm-ghshire." Folks of Shields.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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