About the Frie Surname

There is no single Frie family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

The meaning behind Frie

Search old registers for Frie and you will soon meet Fry too. The name is generally explained as “Free man”.

Frie writes “ie” in place of the “y” found in Fry, a common scribal difference. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Frye. According to the 2010 US Census, the Frie surname had 725 bearers. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames.

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