Frost (surname)
Frost is a famous surname in the English language of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Irish origin. It may mean: born at the time of frost (winter); someone with a wicked or unbending disposition; or someone who was brave or swift in times of battle or confrontation.

People with the surname 
 A. B. Frost (Arthur Burdett Frost, 1851–1928), American illustrator and graphic artist
 Alex Frost (born 1987), American actor
 Allan Frost (born 1942), Australian cricketer
 Andrew Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Andy Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Anthony Frost (born 1951), English abstract artist
 Arthur Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Barbara Frost (born 1952), British charity executive
 Ben Frost, musician
 Craig Frost (born 1948), American musician
 Dan Frost (born 1961), Danish track cyclist
 Daniel M. Frost (1823–1900), Confederate general during the American Civil War
 Darrel Frost (born 1951), American herpetologist
 Dave Frost (born 1952), former American baseball player
 David Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Derrick Frost (born 1980), American footballer
 Doug Frost (swimming coach) (born 1943), Australian swimming coach
 Doug Frost (wine) American Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and author
 Edwin Brant Frost (1855–1935), American astronomer
 Emma Frost (screenwriter), British screenwriter and producer
 Eunice Frost (1914–1998), British publisher
 Francis Theodore Frost (1843–1916), Canadian manufacturer and politician
 Frank Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Gavin Frost (born 1930), founder of the Church and School of Wicca
 George Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Graeme Frost (born 1995), American student and Democratic advocate
 H. A. Frost (1844–1909), Heinrich Adolphe Frost or Henry Adolph Frost, South Australian saddler and auto business pioneer
 Harry Frost (1914–1973), Canadian professional ice hockey player
 Harry Frost (rugby union) (1869–1954), New Zealand rugby union player
 Henry Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Henry Atherton Frost, American architect
 Hildreth Frost (1880–1955), Colorado lawyer and National Guard captain
 Honor Frost (1917–2010), pioneer in the field of underwater archaeology
 Jack Frost (disambiguation), several people
 James Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Jennipher Frost, American model
 Jenny Frost (born 1978), British singer
 Jim True-Frost (born 1966), American actor
 Jo Frost (born 1971), English nanny and television presenter
 John Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Joseph H. Frost, American missionary and priest
 Julie Frost, American songwriter
 Kathryn Frost (1948–2006), Commander in the United States Army and Air Force Exchange Service
 Kenneth John Frost (1934–2013), American astrophysicist
 Kid Frost (born 1964), Mexican-American hip-hop artist
 Lauren Frost (born 1985), American artist
 Laurence Hugh Frost (1902–1977), U.S. Admiral
 Lee Frost (footballer) (born 1957), English footballer
 Lee Frost (director), film director
 Leslie Frost (1895–1973), Canadian politician
 Lindsay Frost (born 1962), American actor
 Luke Frost, British abstract artist
 Mark Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Martin Frost (born 1942), American politician
 Mervyn Frost (born 1947), South African and British political scientist
 Mette Frost, Danish cricketer
 Michael Frost (disambiguation), several people
 Morten Frost (born 1948), former Danish badminton player
 Nick Frost (born 1972), English actor and comedian
 Olive Grey Frost, one of several wives of Joseph Smith, Jr.
 Peter Frost, British writer, photographer, and archaeologist
 Polly Frost, American journalist
 Robert Frost (1874–1963), American poet 
 Robert I. Frost (c. 1960–), British historian
 Royal Harwood Frost (1879–1950), American astronomer
 Sadie Frost (born 1965), English actress and fashion designer
 Sam Frost (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
 Sam Frost (TV personality), Australian television and radio personality
 Samuel H. Frost (born 1818), New York politician
 Scott Frost (born 1965), American football coach
 Scott Frost (writer), American screenwriter and novelist
 Sherry Frost, American politician
 Stef Frost (born 1989), English professional footballer
 Stephen Frost (born 1955), English comedian
 Stephen James Frost (born 1972), Texan politician
 Stuart W. Frost (1891–1990), American professor of entomology
 Sir Terry Frost (1915–2003), English abstract artist
 Terry Frost (actor) (1906–1993), American actor
 Tony Frost (born 1975), English cricketer
 Tyler Frost (born 1999), English footballer
 Wade Hampton Frost (1880–1938), American epidemiologist
 Warren Frost (born 1925), American actor
 Wenlan Hu Frost (born 1958), Chinese-American artist
 Wilson Frost (1925–2018), American lawyer and politician
 Yvonne Frost, American wiccan author

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
 Adrienne Frost, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
 Deacon Frost, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
 Emma Frost, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
 Jack Frost (detective), fictional detective created by R. D. Wingfield
 Max Frost, a character in the film Wild in the Streets
 Muriel Frost, fictional character from the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip

References

English-language surnames