Frasier, also Fraser and Frazier are Scottish surnames. The origin of the name is obscure, though it has been connected with the French word fraise meaning "strawberry" for a long time. As a first name, its popularity was helped by the introduction of the character of Frasier Crane, first introduced to audiences in the American sitcom Cheers in the 1980s and subsequently got his own spin-off Frasier from 1993-2004.