How common is the surname Fry?

38,029 people in the United States had the surname Fry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,119 Americans. It ranked 909th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fry?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Fry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Fry?

Stephen Fry, British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist, followed by Lucy Fry.

Where is the surname Fry most common?

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

Is the surname Fry getting more or less common?

More common. 37,542 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,029 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Fry

A surname, carried by 38,029 people in the United States.

Pronounced /fɹaɪ/ 1 syllable Soundex F600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fry is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 38,029 people named Fry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,119 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 37,542.

#909

rank among US surnames

38,029

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #838)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#900	Ashley	38,499	8,020
#901	Friedman	38,374	8,046
#902	Potts	38,277	8,066
#903	Truong	38,267	8,068
#904	Costa	38,265	8,069
#905	Correa	38,232	8,076
#906	Blevins	38,229	8,076

Who is named Fry

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

91% of people named Fry identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Frys

15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist, born 1957
Lucy Fry
Australian actress, born 1992
Shirley Fry
American tennis and badminton player (1927–2021)
Varian Fry
American journalist (1907-1967)
Nick Fry
British businessman, born 1956
Arthur Fry
American inventor, born 1931
Jordan Fry
American actor, born 1993
Maxwell Fry
British architect (1899-1987)
Taylor Fry
American actress, born 1981
Lyndsey Fry
American ice hockey player, born 1992
Russell Fry
American politician (born 1985)
Daniel Fry
American ufologist, poet, writer (1908–1992)

Notable Frys come mostly from the United States (8), the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fry

Fry has the Soundex code F600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F600.

Questions

How common is the surname Fry?: 38,029 people in the United States had the surname Fry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,119 Americans. It ranked 909th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fry?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Fry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fry?: Stephen Fry, British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist, followed by Lucy Fry.
Where is the surname Fry most common?: Wikidata records people named Fry in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Fry?: Fry is /fɹaɪ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Fry getting more or less common?: More common. 37,542 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,029 in 2010, up 1.3%.