History quiz

What does the last name fries mean?

Fries is a habitational name from the Old English word frys, meaning "brushwood", "thicket" or "scrubland", and was given as a name to someone who lived near or worked with brushwood. The name is also occasionally used as a patronymic, meaning "son of Fry", and as an occupational name for a maker or seller of wigs or hairpieces.