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Early Origins of the Frates family

The surname Frates was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Frates family

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Frates Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Frati, Frate, Frare, Fratta, Frattini, Frates, Frata, Fratini, Fratoni and many more.

Early Notables of the Frates family

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Frates Ranking

In the United States, the name Frates is the 16,541st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Frates migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Frates Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Maria Frates, aged 13, who settled in America, in 1895
Frates Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Nazzareno Frates, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Sinigaglia, in 1902
  • Gyuro Frates, aged 29, who landed in America from Sofie, Austria, in 1912
  • Juaquin Frates, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
  • Charles Frates, aged 50, who settled in America, in 1922

Contemporary Notables of the name Frates (post 1700) +

  • Robin Frates, American actress, best known for her work on Puppetmaster (1989)
  • Brian Frates, American three-time Boston/New England Chapter Emmy Awards winning actor


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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