Fryar
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Surname
The surnameSurname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
“Fryar” has its earliest origins in medieval England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, first appearing in the 14th century. The name was also found in Lothian
Lothian
Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills....
where they were seated from early recorded times and their first records appear on the census rolls
Census
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taken by the early Kings to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. The name was given to a person who was a friar
Friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
. The surname Fryar was derived from the old French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
word "frère", which means "brother" in English and dates from the 13th century. The French word "frère" in turn comes from the Latin
Latin
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word "frater", which also means "brother". One reason for the variation in spelling is that medieval English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
lacked definite spelling rules. Names were rarely spelled consistently during these times when most people were illiterate. Scribe
Scribe
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s and church
Christian Church
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officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to specific rules and consequently, the variant surname Fryar first appeared.
Fryar is a relatively common surname in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. This was due in part to the significant emigration
Emigration
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of influential protestants from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to Northern Ireland following the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
. Fryars were some of the first immigrants to arrive
British colonization of the Americas
British colonization of the Americas began in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia and reached its peak when colonies had been established throughout the Americas...
in North America
North America
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during the 18th century and Australia in the 19th century. Consequently, the frequency of the surname is now greater in both these countries compared to its English origin.
People
Fryar is the surname shared by several notable people, among them being:- Chris FryarChris FryarChris Fryar is an American drummer. He is a member of the Grammy Award winning group, Zac Brown Band, He has also worked with Oteil and the Peacemakers, led by bassist Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Brothers Band, Charles Neville, Victor Wooten, John Popper, Steve Bailey, David Hood, Robert Moore...
(born 1970), US jazz entertainer. - Elmer E. FryarElmer E. FryarElmer E. Fryar was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.-Biography:...
(1915—1944), US Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient. - Freddy FryarFreddy FryarFreddy Fryar is a retired NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1956 to 1971 . Fryar participated in 772 laps of racing; equivalent to of racing. His average start position is 27th while his average finish position is 21st...
(born 1936), US racing car driver pioneer. - Godfrey FryarGodfrey FryarGodfrey Charles Fryar is the eleventh and current Bishop of Rockhampton in the Anglican Church of Australia.Fryar was educated at All Souls' Charters Towers and ordained in 1973. He was a Bush Brother until 1976 after which he held incumbencies in Rockhampton, Mackay and Stafford, Queensland. ...
(born 1950), Australian BishopAnglican Diocese of RockhamptonThe Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton is a diocese of in the Province of Queensland and one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covers an area of approximately 57 million hectares, roughly twice the size of New Zealand and four times the size of England and Wales. ...
. - Hal FryarHal FryarHal Fryar is an actor and television personality. He rose to prominence as Harlow Hickenlooper, the host of The Three Stooges Show on Channel 6 in Indianapolis, Indiana....
(born 1927), US actor and television personality. - Irving FryarIrving FryarIrving Dale Fryar is a former American football wide receiver of the National Football League.Fryar grew up in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey and played high school football at Rancocas Valley Regional High School...
(born 1962), former US pro football player. - Jack E. Fryar (born ), US author.
- Natalie Fryar (born ), Australian winemaker.
- Pearl FryarPearl FryarPearl Fryar is an African-American topiary artist living in Bishopville, South Carolina.Born in Clinton, North Carolina, Pearl was the son of a sharecropper. Since the early 1980s, Pearl Fryar has been creating fantastic topiary at his garden in Bishopville, South Carolina. Living sculptures,...
(born 1939), US topiaryTopiaryTopiary is the horticultural practice of training live perennial plants, by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs and subshrubs to develop and maintain clearly defined shapes, perhaps geometric or fanciful; and the term also refers to plants which have been shaped in this way. It can be...
artist. - Samuel FryarSamuel FryarSamuel Fryar was an Irish solicitor, councillor and politician from Northern Ireland.Samuel Fryar was born on 4 February 1863 at Banbridge, County Down in Ireland, to parents Samuel Fryar and his wife, Ann Jane née Gibson...
(1863—1938), Irish solicitor and politician. - William FryarWilliam FryarWilliam Fryar was an early Australian surveyor, politician, businessman and mining inspector.-Biography:...
(1828—1912), Australian surveyor and politician.
Places
- Fryars Bay, a suburb of LlanfaesLlanfaesLlanfaes is a small village on the island of Anglesey, Wales, located on the shore of the eastern entrance to the Menai Strait, the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from the north Wales coast.- History :...
, AngleseyAngleseyAnglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
in WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²... - Fryar Creek, a creek that feeds into Baroon Pocket DamBaroon Pocket DamLake Baroon is formed by Baroon Pocket Dam, a dam constructed in 1988 on Obi Obi Creek, in South East Queensland. The two smaller creeks, Bridge Creek and Forbes Creek also provide inflows to the dam. The reservoir has a surface area of 400 ha, an average depth of 15 metres and holds some 60 000 ML...
in QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. - Fryar Field, a landing zoneLanding ZoneA Landing Zone or "LZ" is a military term for any area where an aircraft can land.In the United States military, a landing zone is the actual point where aircraft land...
at Fort BenningFort BenningFort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
, Alabama - Augustine Fryars, a monasteryMonasteryMonastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
of medieval England.
Other use
- The Spanish Fryar, 1680/81 playwright by John DrydenJohn DrydenJohn Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." He was made Poet...
. - The Fryar of Orders Gray, sheet music composed by John Wall CallcottJohn Wall CallcottJohn Wall Callcott was an eminent English musical composer.Callcott was born in Kensington, London. He was a pupil of Haydn, and is celebrated mainly for his glee compositions and "catches". In the best known of his catches he ridiculed Sir John Hawkins' History of Music...
, c.1800 - Fryar v. Oklahoma, . United States Supreme Court case.
- frYars, a LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
based band. - Blackfryars, a medieval act performed at the Pennsylvania Renaissance FairePennsylvania Renaissance FaireThe Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is a Renaissance fair occurring over 12 weekends from early-August through late-October on the grounds of the Mount Hope Estate and Winery in Manheim, Pennsylvania...
. - Fryar BaconFriar Bacon and Friar BungayThe Honourable History of Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written by Robert Greene. Widely regarded as Greene's best and most significant play, it has received more critical attention than any other of Greene's dramas.-Date:The date of authorship of Friar...
, ElizabethanEnglish literatureEnglish literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
era stage play. - The Converted Fryar, an incident at the pallace-yard, WestminsterWestminsterWestminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross...
on 8 March 1672.
See also
- Family nameFamily nameA family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
- FrereFrereFrere is a surname shared by several notable people, among them being:* Bartholomew Frere , English diplomat* Ellenor Fenn née Frere , English writer* Henry Frere , English cricketer...
- Freer (disambiguation)
- FryerFryer (surname)Frere/Freer/Fryer/Friar/Fryar are common surnames.A variety of speculative derivations and connections exist concerning the origins of this surname....
- FrierFrierFrier is a surname of Germanic origin. The name refers to:*Annette Frier , German actress and comedian*Helga Frier , Danish actress*Mike Frier , American professional football player...