Given name & surname
Frazer
“of the forest men”
Frazer is a variant of Fraser. One Scottish interpretation is “of the forest men.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Frazer is a variant of Fraser. One Scottish interpretation is “of the forest men.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Frazer is a variant of Fraser. A possible origin is Scottish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Frazer is a variant of Fraser. The history of Fraser gives this family its wider story. Fraser’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Frazer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 110
- 110 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 204 as a first name in 2020; 7,487 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Frazer
- Frazer RichardsonBritish footballer (born 1982)
- Frazer ClarkeBritish boxerborn 1991
- Frazer HinesEnglish actorborn 1944
- Frazer McLarenCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1987
- Frazer WrightScottish footballer (born 1979)born 1978
- Frazer WillCanadian judokaborn 1982
- Frazer Blake-TracyEnglish association football player (born 1995)
- Frazer IrvingBritish comic book artistborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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