Fraser (surname)

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Fraser
Pronunciation[ˈfre.zɚ] (Scotland)
[ˈfɹe.zə] (elsewhere)
Origin
Word/nameScotland
Other names
Variant form(s)Frazer, Frasier, Frashier, Frazier, Frasure

Fraser is predominantly a Scottish surname, connected to the Clans Fraser and Fraser of Lovat. It is most commonly found in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

The surname is also occasionally found as an Americanised form of similar-sounding Jewish surnames.

Notable people with the surname include:

A[]

  • Adam Fraser (1871–1???), Scottish footballer
  • Alasdair Fraser (born 1955), Scottish fiddler
  • Alec Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alex Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alexander Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alistair Fraser (1885–1964), Canadian politician
  • Alison Fraser (born 1955), American actress and singer
  • Allan Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Andrew Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Andy Fraser (1952–2015), English musician and songwriter, member of the rock band Free
  • Angus Fraser (born 1965), former English international cricketer
  • Lady Antonia Fraser (born 1932), British author
  • Archibald Campbell Fraser of Lovat (1736–1815), British consul
  • Arvonne Fraser (1925–2018), American politician and writers

B[]

  • Benton Fraser, fictional character in the TV series Due South
  • Bernie Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bill Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • (born 1990),[1][2] lead singer of Australian pop-punk band Stand Atlantic
  • Brad Fraser (born 1959), Canadian playwright
  • Brendan Fraser (born 1968), Canadian-American actor
  • Brooke Fraser (born 1983), New Zealand singer-songwriter
  • Bruce Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people

C[]

D[]

  • Daniel Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • David Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian swimmer
  • Donald Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Donna Fraser (born 1972), English track athlete
  • Doug Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Douglas Fraser (1916–2008), American union leader
  • Douglas M. Fraser (born 1953), American general
  • Drew Fraser (born 1944), Canadian academic
  • Duncan Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dane Fraser 1987

E[]

F[]

  • Flora Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Francis Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frankie Fraser (1923–2014), British gangster and ex-convict once dubbed 'the most dangerous man in Britain'
  • Frank L. Fraser (1854–1935), American politician
  • Franklin D. Fraser (1819–1879), Florida supreme court justice

G[]

  • George Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Giles Fraser (born 1964), Anglican priest
  • Gordon Fraser (disambiguation) or Gord Fraser, multiple people
  • Graham Fraser (born 1946), Canadian journalist

H[]

  • Hadley Fraser (born 1980), English actor and singer
  • Harold Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harry Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Helen Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Henk Fraser (born 1966), Dutch footballer
  • Henry Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Herbert MacKay-Fraser (1927–1957), American racing driver
  • Hew Fraser (1877–1938), Scottish field hockey player
  • Honor Fraser (born 1974), American art dealer
  • Hugh Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people

I[]

  • Iain Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ian Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Isaac Fraser (1779–1858), Canadian politician

J[]

  • Jack Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • James Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jill Fraser (1946–2006), British theatre owner and director
  • Jim Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • J. Keith Fraser (born 1922), Canadian geographer
  • Jo Fraser, British artist
  • Jo Fraser, South Australian ceramicist and co-creator of Yerrakartarta art installation in Adelaide
  • Joan Fraser (born 1944), Canadian senator
  • John Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josh Fraser (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
  • Julian Fraser (born 1950), a British Virgin Islands politician
  • Juliette May Fraser (1887–1983), American artist
  • Julius Thomas Fraser (1923–2010), interdisciplinarian scholar of time

K[]

L[]

  • Laura Fraser (born 1976), Scottish actress
  • Leo Fraser (1926–2013), American lawyer, businessman and politician
  • Lindley M. Fraser (1904–1963), British economist
  • Liz Fraser (1930–2018), English actress
  • Louis Fraser (1810–1866), British zoologist
  • (before 1870?–before 1917?), Scottish pioneer in Malaysia, see: Fraser's Hill

M[]

N[]

  • Nancy Fraser (born 1947), American philosopher and political theorist
  • Neale Fraser (born 1933), former Australian tennis player
  • Neil Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people

P[]

Q[]

R[]

  • Raymond Fraser (1941–2018), Canadian author
  • Richard Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robert Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robin Fraser (born 1966), Jamaican soccer player
  • Ron Fraser (1933–2013), American college baseball coach
  • Ronald Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people

S[]

  • Sally Fraser (1932–2019), American actress
  • Scott Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sean Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sheila Fraser (born 1950), Auditor General of Canada
  • Shelly-Ann Fraser (born 1986), Jamaican sprinter
  • Simon Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Steve Fraser (born 1958), American Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
  • Stuart Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Suzie Fraser (born 1983), Australian water polo player
  • Sylvia Fraser (born 1935), Canadian novelist and travel writer

T[]

  • Thomas Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tom Fraser (1911–1988), British politician
  • Tommy Fraser (born 1987), English footballer
  • Tomiko Fraser (born 1968), American actress and fashion model

W[]

  • William Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people

See also[]


References[]

  1. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/kerrang-uk/20180516/282458529608585
  2. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5jDfhSArYu/
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