Fraser (surname)

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.

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

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

Notable people with the surname include:

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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
  • Honor Fraser (born 1974), American art dealer
  • Hugh Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people

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

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  • 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
  • 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

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  • 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
  • Louis James Fraser (before 1870?–before 1917?), Scottish pioneer in Malaysia, see: Fraser's Hill

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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • William Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
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See also


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