How common is the surname Faris?

5,401 people in the United States had the surname Faris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,165 Americans. It ranked 6,321st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Faris?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Faris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Faris?

Anna Faris, American actress, followed by Sean Faris.

Where is the surname Faris most common?

Wikidata records people named Faris in the United States and Algeria.

Is the surname Faris getting more or less common?

More common. 4,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,401 in 2010, up 12%.

Is Faris also a first name?

Yes. Faris is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Faris

A surname, carried by 5,401 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Faris is more common than 96.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,401 people named Faris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,165 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,828.

#6,321

rank among US surnames

5,401

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+11.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,488)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,313	Pepe	5,405	57,122
#6,315	Gagliardi	5,404	57,133
#6,318	Loucks	5,403	57,143
#6,321	Faris	5,401	57,165
#6,323	Demoss	5,399	57,186
#6,325	Hash	5,397	57,207

Who is named Faris

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

88% of people named Faris identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3%
Two or more races 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fariss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anna Faris
American actress, born 1976
Sean Faris
American actor, born 1982
Kelly Faris
American basketball player (born 1991)
Abderrahmane Farès
Algerian politician (1911-1991)

Notable Fariss come mostly from the United States (3) and Algeria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Faris

Faris has the Soundex code F620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F620.

Questions

How common is the surname Faris?: 5,401 people in the United States had the surname Faris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,165 Americans. It ranked 6,321st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Faris?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Faris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Faris?: Anna Faris, American actress, followed by Sean Faris.
Where is the surname Faris most common?: Wikidata records people named Faris in the United States and Algeria.
Is the surname Faris getting more or less common?: More common. 4,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,401 in 2010, up 12%.
Is Faris also a first name?: Yes. Faris is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.