Origin Displayed: English
Spelling variations include: Fry, Frye, Free and others.
First found in Wiltshire where they were seated from very early times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Frie who settled in New England in 1638; George Frie settled in St. Christopher in 1635; Jacob Frie settled in Philadelphia Pa. in 1739; Henry Fry settled in Virginia in 1623.
(Above is a small excerpt from http://www.houseofnames.com 1800 word history)
