Fries

Used in: 2 countries

The town was named after a prominent cotton-mill owner, Francis Henry Fries. The surname is converged from both Friesland and French friche (“fallow land”), found in Swiss French.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Friess Derived from Fries
Friese Derived from Fries
Friesz Derived from Fries
Friest Derived from Fries
Frieson Derived from Fries
Friesel Derived from Fries
Friesse Derived from Fries
Friesen Derived from Fries

Popularity by Country

Fries

Rank #3913

Frequency 8,357 people (3.1 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 96.1% Hispanic 1.45% Black 0.95% Asian/PI 0.47% Native Am. 0.3% Two+ 0.74%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Fries

Rank #12606

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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