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The name is certainly German in origin but it doesn't appear to exist in Germany even under the modern spelling Fröliger. However, Froeliger and Froliger are found in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France as you can see at tinyurl.com/kor4fdd and tinyurl.com/of4x7r7. The name may be an alteration of Frölicher which is derived from the German placename Frölich. You'll find the first bearer of the surname in the US at tinyurl.com/mjbwu7r and from there you can trace your ancestry all the way back to the early 1600s.