How common is the surname Farish?

1,306 people in the United States had the surname Farish in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,405 Americans. It ranked 20,348th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farish?

William Farish, British chemist.

Where is the surname Farish most common?

Wikidata records people named Farish in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Farish getting more or less common?

More common. 1,266 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,306 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Farish

A surname, carried by 1,306 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farish is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,306 people named Farish in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,405 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,266.

#20,348

rank among US surnames

1,306

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #19,695)

Who is named Farish

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

93% of people named Farish identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farishs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Farish
British chemist, 1759–1837

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farish

Farish 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 Farish?: 1,306 people in the United States had the surname Farish in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,405 Americans. It ranked 20,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farish?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Farish identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farish?: William Farish, British chemist.
Where is the surname Farish most common?: Wikidata records people named Farish in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Farish getting more or less common?: More common. 1,266 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,306 in 2010, up 3.2%.