Frost (surname)

Frost is a famous surname in the English language of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Irish origin.[1] It may mean: born at the time of frost (winter); someone with a wicked or unbending disposition; or someone who was brave or swift in times of battle or confrontation.

Frost
Origin
Language(s)English
Word/nameEngland (Kent, Hampshire, Wiltshire) and Ireland (Ulster)
MeaningBorn at the time of frost; Son of the frost-born
Other names
Variant form(s)Forst, McFrost/MacFrost (Irish and Scottish)

People with the surname

Distribution

As a surname, Frost is the 275th most common surname in Great Britain, with 31,298 bearers. It is most common in Lancashire, where it is the 71st most common surname, with 4,956 bearers. Other concentrations include, Cambridgeshire, (42nd,3,308), Luton, (65th,1,728), Nottinghamshire, (65th,3,286), North Yorkshire, (197th,1,774), Cardiff, (201st,1,660), Bristol, (221st,1,716), Greater London, (284th,3,358), Merseyside, (375th,1,666), Hampshire, (466th,1,762), Kent, (604th,1,656), Essex, (624th,1,666), Aberdeenshire, Derbyshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Kincardineshire, South Yorkshire (including the City of Sheffield), and the City of Wakefield.

Fictional characters

References
  1. "Frost History and Meaning of Symbols". www.irishsurnames.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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