Frazer family name history and map
No data was found
No data was found
Frazer in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 872 people named Frazer in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 438 men and 432 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Frazer in Ireland
Antrim was Frazer country: 31.3% of them (273 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (133), Armagh (110), Fermanagh (62) and Dublin (52).

Frazer average age in 1911
The average Frazer in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 28.5 for men and 29.5 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Frazer literacy in 1911
Of the Frazers whose literacy was recorded, 80.4% could both read and write, 3.9% could read but not write, and 15.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.4% reading and writing against 78.4% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Frazer common first names
The most common male names were John (48), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (31), followed by Jane, Margaret, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Frazer occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Frazer's census form was "Scholar"; 17.7% (154) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12.5%), textile worker (6.8%), general labourer (2.8%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.6% of all Frazers, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Frazer?
The largest religious group among Frazers was Anglican, at 42.2%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (30.4%), Roman Catholic (17.3%), Methodist (5.4%) and Non-Conformist (0.8%).
Visitor Notes
Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of Frazer. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
Frazer statistics (1911)
Number: 872
Rank: 876
Average Age: 29
Frazer in the USA (2020)
Number: 7,487
Rank: 4,592
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
Ref: frazer
Places
Also see...
No data was found

