Frazee
A surname that likely began as an Americanized spelling of Fraser/Frazier, ultimately tied to the Scottish clan name and the old word for strawberry.
The #6,658 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 60,801 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Frazee is most likely a variant spelling of Fraser or Frazier, surnames that came into English through Scots and French. The deeper root is usually traced to Old French words such as fresier/fraise, meaning 'strawberry,' which led to the Scottish clan name Fraser. In North America, spellings were often simplified or reshaped by pronunciation, producing forms like Frazee.
History
The name is found mainly in the United States, where spelling variation was common in the 18th and 19th centuries. Frazee likely developed as a local or phonetic variant of Fraser/Frazier rather than as a separate older surname. Modern bearers are therefore usually connected, at least distantly, to the wider Fraser/Frazier surname tradition.
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Fun fact
This surname is part of a name family whose ultimate root is often linked to the French word for 'strawberry.'