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    The surname Farber

    A German surname, carried by 6,897 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈfɑɹ bəɹ/ 2 syllables Soundex F616

    Farber: #5,077 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Farber #5,077, 6,897 people Farber: #5,077 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Farber #5,077, 6,897 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farber is more common than 96.9% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Anglicized form of Färber, meaning "a dyer" from German Farbe "colour".

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,897 people named Farber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,765 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,896.

    #5,077
    rank among US surnames
    6,897
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    0%
    change since 2000 (was #4,701)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,068Rubino6,91744,636
    #5,070Alexis6,91544,649
    #5,072Michalski6,91444,655
    #5,073Garduno6,91244,668
    #5,074Trombley6,90844,694
    #5,075Booher6,90044,746
    #5,076Catalan6,89944,752

    Who is named Farber

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Farber identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Farbers

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sidney Farber
      American physician (1903-1973)
    • David J. Farber
      American computer scientist (1934–2026)
    • Manny Farber
      American artist (1917–2008)
    • Barry Farber
      American journalist (1930-2020)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Farber

    Farber has the Soundex code F616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F616.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Farber come from?
    Anglicized form of Färber, meaning "a dyer" from German Farbe "colour".
    How common is the surname Farber?
    6,897 people in the United States had the surname Farber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,765 Americans. It ranked 5,077th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Farber?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Farber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Farber?
    Sidney Farber, American physician (1903-1973), followed by David J. Farber.
    Where is the surname Farber most common?
    Wikidata records people named Farber in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Farber?
    Farber is /ˈfɑɹ bəɹ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Farber getting more or less common?
    About as common. 6,896 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,897 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.