Frost (surname)

Frost
Origin
Language(s) Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, German, English, Welsh, French, Scottish, Russian
Word/Name Scotland (Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire), England (Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, Hampshire, Essex, Kent, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire)
Meaning Born at the time of frost
A brag or boastful person
Dweller at the forest
Other names
Variant(s) Forst, Ffrost, Ymffrostgar, Forrest, Bragg

Frost is a surname with a rich scandinavian history it originates from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian meaning born at the time of frost (winter) or someone with an icy or unbending disposition, and was originally a title of one who was shown to be unflinching in times of battle or confrontation, or to have an "icy" disposition, rather than a surname, it can also be of Welsh origin, derived from the old Welsh word Ymffrostgar, meaning a brag or boastful person, originally spelt as Ffrost, but later Anglicized from Ffrost to Frost, it can also be an Americanized version of the German surname Forst, meaning dweller at the forest, another origin of the name, is Scottish, originating in Aberdeenshire, being first recorded in Banchory-Devenick, and Banchory. Notable people with the surname include:

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

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