Frye Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Frye Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Frye

The Frye family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Meaning 'the fry', this is a nickname from the child that was fry, meaning 'free'. Variant include Fry, Fryer and Fryman. This name is of Anglo-Saxon descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland , Scotland , and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout the above islands. Examples of such are a Thomas le Frye, from County Wiltshire, who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', in the year 1273, and a Geoffrey le Frye, County Wiltshire, who was also recorded in the same ancient document, in the same year. A Dorothie, daughter of Robert Frye, was baptised at Saint James Clerkenwell, London, in the Year 1595, and a William le Frye was recorded in the ancient document 'Kirby's Quest', in the reign of Edward III. In Ireland this name is usually of immigrant origin having been introduced into Ulster Province by settlers who arrived from England and Scotland .