The Frawley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,221 people carried this name — #10,011 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 91,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,118 in 2000.

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In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 20 births for the Frawley name in 1890.

Most were registered in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 900 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “10 in Clare and 6 in Limerick.”

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

Where they were born, 1890

Munster 20

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

Frawley in American newspapers,
1913–1914.

Newspaper page from The Ocala Evening Star carrying the name Frawley
The Ocala Evening Star 1914-07-20
Newspaper page from Turner County Herald carrying the name Frawley
Turner County Herald 1913-08-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Frawley in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

13,687 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Frawley. The most, 2,184, 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 Queensland, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 5,734
Victoria 3,431
New South Wales 3,129
Western Australia 420
South Australia 266
Tasmania 248
ACT (Canberra) 114
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Frawley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dan Frawley
    Dan Frawley 1882–1967 · rugby league player
  • William Frawley
    William Frawley 1887–1966 · screenwriter
  • Barbara Frawley
    Barbara Frawley 1935–2004 · actor
  • John A Frawley d. 1890
  • Mick Frawley 1885–1919 · rugby league player
  • Arthur J. Frawley 1899–1969 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Frawley,
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 States999 records

999 records of the Frawley name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 325
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 237
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 126
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 100
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 83
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 80
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 46
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William David Frawley

    Born 1938; from Brockton, Massachusetts. U.S. Navy, pilot; declared dead 1966 in North Vietnam. Buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John J. Frawley

    Born 1906 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; driver from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1959, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Frawley

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Guy Mannering from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 999 records for Frawley in the United States.

Counts: 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, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia481 records

481 records of the Frawley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 189
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 154
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 100
  • Tasmanian Names Index 18
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 16
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Frawley

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1858. Married 1858 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Frawley

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Larkins, arriving 1829; ticket of leave 1834. Native of Limerick.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susan Frawley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Parsee, aged 46; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 481 records for Frawley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada19 records

19 records of the Frawley name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 17
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Albert Andrew Frawley

    Buried in 1992 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 78.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Agustin Frawley

    Died 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Frawley

    Married 1866 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 19 records for Frawley in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand10 records

10 records of the Frawley name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Daniel Frawley

    Died 1939, aged 88; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eugene Patrick Frawley

    Died 1949, aged 29; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Edward Frawley

    Died 1937, aged 41; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Frawley in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Frawley name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. T. Frawley

    Devonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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Surnames next to Frawley.

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