Frye

Frye is a family name.

Origin and Meaning

Frye, as a variation of Fry an English surname derived from a nickname. Common root of both variants is the Old English word frig with the meaning "free".

Bearers of the name

  • Channing Frye ( b. 1983 ), American basketball player
  • Charlie Frye ( born 1981 ), American football player
  • Christopher B. Frye ( born 1956 ), American composer and music educator
  • David Frye (1934-2011), American parodist
  • Don Frye ( pianist ) ( 1903-1981 ), American jazz pianist
  • Don Frye ( wrestler ) (born 1965 ), American mixed martial arts fighter, wrestler and actor
  • Dwight Frye (1899-1943), American actor
  • Jack Frye (1904-1959), American aviation pioneer and co-founder of the former TWA
  • Johann Georg Christian Frye (c. 1750-1824 ), German landscape painter
  • Northrop Frye (1912-1991), Canadian literary critic
  • Richard Nelson Frye (1920-2014), American orientalist and historian
  • Soleil Moon Frye (born 1976 ), American actress and director
  • Sven Frye (born 1976 ), German politician ( SPD)
  • Walter Frye ( † around 1474 ), English composer of the early Renaissance
  • William P. Frye (1830-1911), American politician
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