Surname Spotlight: Fray

Where is the Fray last name found?

Public name statistics give a good picture of the Fray surname. Fray ranked 14,458 in the 2010 US Census, with 2,066 people answering to the name. INSEE counts 913 people born in France with the Fray surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960.

What does Fray mean?

Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Fray, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

Does every Fray family have a crest?

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Fray coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Names that sound alike, such as Fry and Frey, are easily confused in old records. Want more than a summary? See the Fray family name pack.