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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

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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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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