Fraser

Gaelic: Friseal

Motto: All my hope is in God

Badge: Yew

Lands: East Lothian, Aberdeenshire

Name Origin: French fraisse (Strawberry)

Famous Frasers:
Brendan Fraser – Actor (George of the Jungle, Gods and Monsters)
Antonia Fraser – Author (Mary Queen of Scots)
Elizabeth Fraser (Singer – The Cocteau Twins)

There are many stories about the origin of the name Fraser. It is generally believed that the name Fraser traces its origins to the French provinces of Anjou and Normandy. The origin of the name Fraser is believed to lie with a knight called Frezel from the lordship of La Frezeliere in Anjou, who came to Scotland in the 11th century.

The French word for strawberry is fraise and strawberry plants are called fraisiers. The Fraser arms are silver strawberry flowers on a field of blue. The Frasers first appeared in Scotland around 1160 when Simon Fraser made a gift of a church at Keith in East Lothian, to the monks at Kelso Abbey. Fraser was the 23rd most frequent surname at Scotland’s General Register Office in 1995.

 

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