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Early Origins of the Fryer family

The surname Fryer was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Fryer family

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Fryer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Freir, Freier, Freire, Friere, Frier, Frieer, Freyer and many more.

Early Notables of the Fryer family

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Fryer Ranking

In the United States, the name Fryer is the 4,310^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in the United Kingdom, the name Fryer is ranked the 965^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,221 people with that name. 2

Fryer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fryer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Fryer, who settled in Virginia with his wife in 1623
Thomas Fryer, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1639 3
John Fryer, who arrived in Virginia in 1648 3
Edward Fryer, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 3
Edward Fryer, who landed in Virginia in 1650 3
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Fryer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anne Fryer, who landed in Virginia in 1702 3
Mary Fryer, who arrived in Virginia in 1702 3
Humphry Fryer, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 3
John Caspar Fryer, who landed in New York in 1765 3
Jacob Fryer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1769 3

Fryer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

E. Fryer, who arrived in Baltimore in 1820
A. Fryer, who settled in Baltimore in 1820
Augustin Fryer, who settled in Louisiana in 1836-1841
James Fryer, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1842 3
George Fryer, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1843 3
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Fryer migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fryer Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Fryer, aged 22, a farmer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the barque "New Brunswick" from Liverpool, England

Fryer migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Fryer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Fryer, English convict who was convicted in Wiltshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Captain Cook" on 2nd May 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
Mr. Richard Fryer, (King), British convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for life, transported aboard the "England" on 6th June 1835, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. William Fryer, (b. 1817), aged 19 who was convicted in Kent, England for 7 years for burglary, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 4th August 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
Mr. James Fryer, English convict who was convicted in Buckinghamshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 8th July 1840, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 7
Mr. John Fryer, English convict who was convicted in Maidstone, Kent, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Bangalore" on 28th March 1848, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) from Bermuda 8
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Fryer migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Fryer Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Sarah Fryer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Surge" in 1855
Anthony Fryer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Annie Wilson" in 1863
James A. Fryer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Annie Wilson" in 1863
Benjamin Fryer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cairngorm" in 1863
Thomas Fryer, aged 42, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874
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Contemporary Notables of the name Fryer (post 1700) +

Eric Joseph Fryer (b. 1985), American professional baseball catcher
Lester K. Fryer (1919-1990), American Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
John E. Fryer (1938-2003), American psychiatrist and gay rights activist
Donald Sidney Fryer (b. 1934), American poet and entertainer
William J. “Tucker” Fryer (1895-1960), English-American soccer half back
Roland Gerhard Fryer Jr. (b. 1977), American Professor of Economics at Harvard University
Jonathan Harold Fryer (1950-2021), born Graham Leslie Morton, a British writer, broadcaster, lecturer and Liberal Democrat politician
Edward Fryer (1761-1826), English physician, born in 1761 at Frome, Somersetshire 9
Captain John Fryer RN (1753-1817), British sailing master on the HMAV Bounty
Frederick William Richard Fryer (1845-1922), Lieutenant Governor of the British Crown Colony of Burma
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Historic Events for the Fryer family +

HMAS Sydney II

Mr. Kenneth James Fryer (1919-1941), Australian Ordinary Telegraphist from Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 10

RMS Titanic

Mr. Albert Ernest Fryer, aged 29, English Trimmer from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping on life boat 13 11

Victoria steamboat disaster

Alfred Robt Fryer, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881
Matilda Fryer, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881
William S. Fryer, Canadian passenger who was killed in the Victoria steamboat disaster when the boat capsized in 1881

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/captain-cook
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bangalore
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html