The Fraser surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,961 people carried this name — #1,358 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 24,616 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Fraser surname
A Scottish surname from Old French thought to be of Norman 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.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fraser» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 191 people named Fraser live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
90 people named Fraser live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Fraser.
Most of them — 43 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
23 people named Fraser have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 99 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
143 people named Fraser are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Fraser in American newspapers,
1895–1937.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 259,417 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fraser,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Fraser 1300–1297 · politician -
Carey Fraser 1658–1709 -
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat 1667–1747 · politician -
Simon Fraser 1729–1777 · military personnel -
John Fraser 1750–1811 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 170 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fraser.
- Franzini 236 · U.S. census
- Franzoni 477 · U.S. census
- Frappier 988 · U.S. census
- Frare 102 · U.S. census
- Fras 138 · U.S. census
- Frasca 1,541 · U.S. census
- Frater 642 · U.S. census
- Frati 198 · U.S. census
- Fraticelli 762 · U.S. census
- Fratini 244 · U.S. census
- Fratoni 122 · U.S. census
- Fratta 158 · U.S. census
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