Frosts Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

The last name Frosts is a variant form of Frost, an English family name. Taken at its root, Frosts points to “Frost, white-haired”.

Family crest and blazon

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How the spelling arose

Frosts adds a patronymic ending to Frost, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Frosst.

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