Frey (surname)
Frey is a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word "vri," meaning "free," and as a name, it referred to a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf in the feudal system.[1][2] Other variations include Freyr, Freyer, Freyda, Freyman, Freyberg, Fray, Frayr, Frayda, Frayberg, Frayman, Freeman.
Frei, Frey, Fray, Frej or Freij is the surname of the following people
Frei
- Alexander Frei, Swiss football player
- Arturo Frei, Chilean politician
- Beatrice Frei, Swiss curler
- Carl Frei, German organ builder
- Carmen Frei, Chilean politician
- Christian Frei, Swiss filmmaker
- Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile
- Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, president of Chile
- Emil Frei, an American physician and oncologist
- Fabian Frei, Swiss football player
- Frances X. Frei, American academic and businesswoman
- Günther Frei (born 1942), Swiss mathematician and historian of mathematics
- Hans Wilhelm Frei, theologian
- Heinz Frei, a Swiss wheelchair athlete
- Jerry Frei, basketball coach
- Karl Frei, a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion
- Kerim Frei, Turkish-Swiss football player
- Matt Frei, television journalist
- Max Frei, a Ukrainian/Russian fantasy writer
- Peter Frei, a Swiss former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Sandra Frei, a Swiss snowboarder
- Stefan Frei, Swiss football player
- Tanya Frei, a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist
- Thomas Frei, Swiss bicycle racer
- Thomas Frei (biathlete), a Swiss biathlete
- Wilhelm Siegmund Frei, medical researcher
Freij
- Elias Freij (1918–1998), Palestinian Christian politician
- Fahd Jassem al-Freij (born 1950), Syrian Minister of Defense
- Gustav Freij (1922–1973), Swedish wrestler
- Leif Freij (1943–1998), Swedish wrestler, nephew of Gustav
Frej
- Issawi Frej (born 1963), Israeli Arab politician
- Saber Ben Frej (born 1979), Tunisian footballer
Frey
- Aaron Frey, American politician
- Albert Frey (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Frey (politician) (1877–1945), Finnish politician and banker
- Alexander Frey, American conductor
- Alexander Moritz Frey, German author
- Alice Frey, Belgian painter
- Allan H. Frey, American neuroscientist
- Amber Frey
- Bernard Frey, appellant in Frey v. Fedoruk et al.
- Bruno Frey, Swiss economist
- Christopher Frey, German writer
- Darcy Frey, American writer
- Diana Frey, Argentine film producer
- Donald N. Frey, an American innovator in manufacturing
- Emil Frey (1838–1922), Swiss politician
- Gerhard Frey, German mathematician
- Gerhard Frey (politician), (1933–2013) German politician (DVU)
- Glenn Frey (1948–2016), American recording artist and actor
- Greg Frey, American football player
- Heinrich Frey (1822–1890), Swiss entomologist
- James Frey, American writer
- James N. Frey, American writer
- James Frey, actor and stand-up comedian
- Jim Frey (born 1931), American baseball manager
- John P. Frey, American labor activist
- Konrad Frey, German gymnast
- Leonard Frey, an actor
- Lonny Frey, a baseball player
- Louis Frey, Jr. (1934–2019), American politician
- Łucja Frey, Polish physician and neurologist
- Max Frey (1874–1944), German painter and graphic artist
- Mogens Frey, Danish cyclist
- Nicolas Frey (born 1984), French footballer, brother of Sébastien
- Oli Frey, a magazine illustrator
- Oliver W. Frey, American politician
- Paul Frey (born 1941), Canadian operatic tenor
- Perry A. Frey, American biochemist
- Petra Frey, Austrian singer
- Raymond G. Frey (1941–2012), American philosopher
- R. Scott Frey, a contemporary sociologist
- Richard Karl Hjalmar Frey (1886–1965), Finnish entomologist, specialist of Diptera
- Richard L. Frey, (1905–1988), American bridge player
- Roger Frey (1913–1997), French politician
- Sébastien Frey (born 1980), French football goalkeeper, brother of Nicolas
- Stephen Frey, an author
- Steve Frey, American baseball player
- Toomas Frey, Estonian botanist and ecologist
- William J. Frey (1929-2011), American politician, businessman, and farmer
Fray
- Arron Fray (born 1987), English soccer player
- Daniella Fray (born 1990), British actress, screenwriter and producer
- David Fray (born 1981), French classical pianist
- Derek Fray FRS, British material scientist and professor
- Sir John Fray (died 1461), English lawyer and court official
- Terryn Fray (born 1991), Bermudan cricketer
- Tom Fray (born 1979), English cricketer
In fiction
- House Frey from A Song of Ice and Fire
- Dieter Frey from Call for the Dead le Carre
References
- "Frey Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- "Frey Name Meaning & History".
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