Last Name FRY

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Meaning	Nickname: The fry, i.e. the free. The last name Fry has double origin, in some cases meaning 'free' in a civil sense, in others free, tha is, frank, in desposition. Local: A hill, a town or house on the most prominent part of a hill or eminence. German, 'Frei,' free, Dutch, 'Vry,' or 'Fry,' free.

Origin	English, Cornish British, Jewish, Polish, Irish, Belgian

Rank	838 (2000 US census)	870 (1990 US census)

Count	37,542 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.6%, or 34764 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.13%, or 1175 total occurrences, as black,
0.5%, or 188 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.9%, or 338 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.43%, or 537 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.45%, or 544 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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