The Frasier Family Name

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Meaning of the name

The same name, two spellings: Frasier and Fraser. The family name meaning is “One who came from Friesland, the Frisian”, the same as for Fraser.

Frasier is listed among the recognised spellings of Fraser. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Frazier and Frazer. About 8,124 people in the United States were recorded as Frasier in 2010, placing it 4,376 on the national list. It sits within the 5,000 most common last names in the country.

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