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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

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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.

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

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.

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