Find out how popular the last name Fraire is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fraire.

Fraire, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fraire surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fraire in America

Fraire is the 7247th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fraire surname appeared 4,601 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Fraire.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fraire to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fraire

The surname Fraire originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "frere," meaning "brother," which in turn comes from the Latin "frater." The name likely referred to a member of a religious order or a monk, as the term "frere" was commonly used to address brothers within monastic communities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fraire can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon, a historical manuscript from the 9th century that contains references to individuals with the surname Fraire who were associated with the Redon Abbey in Brittany, France.

During the 12th century, the name Fraire appeared in various records across different regions of France, including the Chartres Cathedral archives, which mentioned a certain Hugues Fraire in 1165.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Guillaume Fraire was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Dijon, as documented in the records of the Dukes of Burgundy.

The earliest known bearer of the surname Fraire in England was John Fraire, who was recorded in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273. This suggests that the name had already spread to England by the latter part of the 13th century.

Another individual of note was Pierre Fraire, a French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War during the 14th century. He was mentioned in several military records from the period, including the Chronicles of Jean Froissart.

In the 15th century, the name Fraire was found in various regions of France, such as in the records of the city of Toulouse, where a certain Jacques Fraire was listed as a master craftsman in 1487.

Over the centuries, the spelling of the surname has evolved, with variations such as Frere, Fraire, and Frayer being recorded in different parts of Europe, particularly in France, England, and the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fraire

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fraire.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fraire was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fraire has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fraire was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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