Frog Surname History

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

Early Origins of the Frog family

The surname Frog was first found in Shropshire where one of the first record of the family was Nicholas Frog who was listed there in 1207. Later the Subsidy Rolls of Worcester listed William le Frogge there in 1275. Later again, William Frogge was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Dorset in 1332. 1 Another source notes that John Frog was listed in Oxfordshire in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 2

Alternatively the name could have originated in Scotland, for records there revealed Alexander Frog had a grant in 1447 to farm the lands of Straiton with power 'to big ane mill.' "Mr. John Frog, vicar of Inverkeithing in 1509 is doubtless the John Frog who witnessed a tack by the abbot of Cupar in 1521." 3

Early History of the Frog family

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Frog Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Frog, Frogg, Frogge, Froge, Frock, Frocke, Froke and many more.

Early Notables of the Frog family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Frogg family of Cheshire

Frog migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Frog Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Benjamin Frog, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)