The Frasier surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,124 people carried this name — #4,376 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,903 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 20 people named Frasier.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Oise.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Oise 13
Loiret 1
Paris 1
Seine-Maritime 1
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Frasier in American newspapers,
1880–1915.

Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Frasier
The Butte Inter Mountain 1902-10-23
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Frasier
The Montgomery Advertiser 1915-04-11
Newspaper page from Rocky Mountain Husbandman carrying the name Frasier
Rocky Mountain Husbandman 1880-10-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,767 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Frasier in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

239 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Frasier. The most, 40, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 107
Victoria 57
Queensland 30
Western Australia 15
South Australia 12
Tasmania 11
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Frasier.

Who carried it

People named Frasier,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Isaac Frasier 1740–1768
  • S. Douglas Frasier 1932–2011 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Frasier,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States471 records

471 records of the Frasier name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 220
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 88
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 80
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 18
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 6
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Melton Frasier

    Born 1922 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1943 at Shreveport; driver from Lincoln Parish. U.S. Army veteran; died 1999, buried at Forest Park Cemetery West, Shreveport, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dennis Willard Frasier

    Born 1947; from St Johnsville, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Frasier

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Sultan from Dublin, aged 20; seamstress. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 471 records for Frasier in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Frasier name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary A. Frasier

    Arrived in Victoria in 1888 aboard the Orizaba, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Frasier

    Left Launceston in 1836 aboard the Thistle, bound for Portland Bay, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary J. Frasier

    Of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1916.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Frasier in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Frasier name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean-Pierre Daniel Jose Frasier

    Born 1956 in Béthisy-Saint-Pierre (Oise); died 1980 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Eugenie Frasier

    Born 1907 in Crépy-en-Valois; died 1990 in Chaumont-en-Vexin (Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseph Donnat Frasier

    Born 1949 in Haiti; died 2000 in Les Abymes (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Frasier in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Frasier name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Frasier

    Died 1927 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catherine Frasier

    Died 1934 in Pomquet, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Daniel Frasier

    Listed at Shelburne, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1794.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Frasier in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Frasier name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Frasier

    Buried in 1810 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 42.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Frasier

    Buried in 1800 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 54.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Frasier

    Buried in 1833 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 63.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Frasier in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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