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Origin Of The Surname Fryer
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Meaning Of The Surname Fryer
Friar
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Interesting
Facts About
Fryer
Fryer is a status surname that was brought to Britain from France by invading Normans. It comes from the Old French ‘frere’ meaning ‘brother’ and was used to refer to male members of a monastery. It would have been given as a surname either to friars or brothers of the monastery, or as a nickname to a person who acted like a friar for example a person who was particularly pious. |
Fryer Statistics
Fryer is the number 1138 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,125 share the surname Fryer in the UK.
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