Frere (surname)

Frere is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Stuart Frere (1892–1984), English publisher
• Bartholomew Frere (1776–1851), English diplomat
• Sir Bartle Henry Temple Frere (1862–1953), British barrister and judge
• Celine Frere, Swiss evolutionary biologist
• Henry Frere (1830–1881), English cricketer
• Sir Henry Bartle Frere (1815–1884), British colonial administrator
• James Frere (1920–1994), Chester Herald at the College of Arms in London
• James Hatley Frere (1779–1866), English writer on prophecy
• John Frere (1740–1807), English antiquary
• John Hookham Frere (1769–1846), English diplomat, author and poet
• Lionel Frere (1870–1936), English cricketer
• Margaret Frere (1863–1961), British school manager and welfare worker
• Mary Frere (1845–1911), English writer
• Philip Howard Frere (1813–1868), English academic and writer
• Sheppard Frere (1916–2015), British historian and archaeologist
• Tobias Frere-Jones (born 1970), American typeface designer and design educator
• Toby Frere (1938–2020), Royal Navy vice-admiral
• Walter Frere (1863–1938), British Anglican bishop
• Walter Frere (MP) (fl.1381–1388), English politician
• William Frere (1775–1836), English lawyer and academic
• William J. Frere (1861–1922), American farmer and politician

See also

• Frere (disambiguation)
• Frère
• Friar
• Fryar
• Freer (disambiguation)
• Fryer (surname)
• Frier (disambiguation)