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fraser Name Meaning and History

Scottish: of uncertain origin. The earliest recorded forms of this family name, dating from the mid-12th century, are de Fresel, de Friselle, and de Freseliere. These appear to be Norman, but there is no place in France with a name answering to them. It is possible, therefore, that they represent a Gaelic name corrupted beyond recognition by an Anglo-Norman scribe. The modern Gaelic form is Friseal, sometimes Anglicized as Frizzell. The surname Fraser is also borne by Jews, in which case it represents an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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fraser Family Facts

Distribution of fraser Families in the US in 1920
Number of fraser families
 278-553
 93-277		 1-92
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Compiled by Ancestry.co.uk from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 722 - Messages: 1435
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FRASER Stepney London/ Liverpool ENG 1800's madchia1 4
where is my fraser family??? Danielle Fraser 8
Fraser/McAdam of Alberta, CA mmca1 0
Alexander Fraser ceejayfraser 6
FRASER/HAUBER rae_ryan 1
Fraser Ross Cromarty Ruth Warner 1
James FRASER of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire IvanFraser 3
Fraser/Kelly, Victoria, Australia ceking01 1
Daniel Fraser GailSmith25 1
Andrew Fraser - New Zealand Gwen 2
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