How common is the surname Fraser?

25,961 people in the United States had the surname Fraser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,893 Americans. It ranked 1,358th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fraser?

Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1930-2015), followed by Dawn Fraser.

Where is the surname Fraser most common?

Wikidata records people named Fraser in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Fraser?

Fraser is /ˈfɹeɪzə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Fraser getting more or less common?

More common. 24,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,961 in 2010, up 5.5%.

Is Fraser also a first name?

Yes. Fraser is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Fraser

A French surname, carried by 25,961 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɹeɪzə(ɹ)/ 2 syllables Soundex F626 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fraser is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Scottish surname thought to be from Norman, but not corresponding to any obvious places in France; perhaps a corrupted transcription of a Middle Irish name. More at Fraser.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,961 people named Fraser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,893 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,616.

#1,358

rank among US surnames

25,961

people in 2010

8.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,312)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,349	Goss	26,179	11,794
#1,350	Lott	26,174	11,796
#1,351	Leyva	26,153	11,805
#1,352	Hinojosa	26,146	11,809
#1,353	Gil	26,112	11,824
#1,354	Crabtree	26,104	11,828
#1,355	Grady	26,103	11,828

Who is named Fraser

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Fraser identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frasers

37 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Malcolm Fraser
Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1930-2015)
Dawn Fraser
Australian swimmer and politician (born 1937)
Nancy Fraser
American philosopher, born 1947
Neale Fraser
Australian tennis player (1933–2024)
Greig Fraser
Australian cinematographer, born 1975
Antonia Fraser
British author and novelist, born 1932
Gretchen Fraser
American alpine skier (1919-1994)
Robin Fraser
American soccer player-coach, born 1966
Jane Fraser
British-American banking executive, born 1967
Elisabeth Fraser
American actress (1920-2005)
Thomas Fraser-Holmes
Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, born 1991
Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat
(1877-1933) British Army general

Notable Frasers come mostly from the United States (13), Australia (9) and the United Kingdom (8).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Frazer

Surnames that sound like Fraser

Fraser has the Soundex code F626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F626.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fraser come from?: Scottish surname thought to be from Norman, but not corresponding to any obvious places in France; perhaps a corrupted transcription of a Middle Irish name. More at Fraser.
How common is the surname Fraser?: 25,961 people in the United States had the surname Fraser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,893 Americans. It ranked 1,358th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fraser?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Fraser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fraser?: Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1930-2015), followed by Dawn Fraser.
Where is the surname Fraser most common?: Wikidata records people named Fraser in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Fraser?: Fraser is /ˈfɹeɪzə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Fraser getting more or less common?: More common. 24,616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,961 in 2010, up 5.5%.
What are other spellings of Fraser?: Frazer.
Is Fraser also a first name?: Yes. Fraser is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.