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Frisa, very rare, has a stock in Abruzzo, one in Sicily and one in the Alessandria area, Frisi is even rarer, while Friso is well established in the Veneto region, particularly in the Padua area, and could derive from a Frisus name originating from the ethnic Friesland, a province in the north of the Netherlands, has an example of this use: "... Spaen dictus Friso procurator ...", in a writing of 1500 reads: "... Ecce autem obscuro simulatus nomine Babo cum Brisca venit: et clarus de populace Badigenum Frisus: celebris cui gloria patrum, et generis cui certat honos, animosaque virtus .... ", a connection with the Latin word frisium (frieze, ornament normally in gold) is much less likely. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Frisa, Friso are also Apulian surnames that may have the toponym Frisa in the Theatine, or the dialectal term 'frisa' with the meaning of 'baked donut species'. Minervini, 216.
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