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Fries

in Illinois

There are 353 people with the last name "Fries" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Fries 3,127
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  1. is 3,123rd most common Barrientos
  2. is 3,124th most common Bermudez
  3. is 3,125th most common Buckingham
  4. is 3,126th most common Cheek
  5. is 3,127th most common Fries
  6. is 3,128th most common Havens
  7. is 3,129th most common Hecht
  8. is 3,130th most common Landry
  9. is 3,131st most common Marcum

Similar Names and Nicknames

Friedman, Friend, Fried, Friesen, Friedrich, Frierson, Freed, Friel, Friedlander, Freese

Most Common First Names for Fries

Michael, William, Donald, James, Robert, Thomas, Brian, Richard, Paul, David

Meaning & History

German, Dutch, Jewish (from the Netherlands), Danish, and Swedish:

  • 1. ethnic name for someone from Friesland. The name of this region is ancient and of uncertain origin; the most plausible speculation derives it from an Indo-European root prei- ‘to cut’, with reference to the dikes necessary for the cultivation of low-lying land. There is archaeological evidence of the construction of ditches and dams along the southern shores of the North Sea from at least the time of Christ.
  • 2. occupational name for a builder of dams and dikes. The word was used in this sense in various parts of Germany during the Middle Ages, and is probably a transferred use of the ethnic term, dike building being a characteristic occupation of Frieslanders.
  • 3. diminutive of Friedrich.

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    Michael Fries, IL (7 searches)
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