# Farlow (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/farlow/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,279 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,865 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 94,158 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.1% (3,242 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hlǣw (“hill, mountain”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Farlow in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Farlow in the United States.

## People named Farlow

- William Gilson Farlow, American botanist (1844–1919)
- Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist (1921–1998)

## Similar surnames

Farrell, Farley, Furlow, Farwell, Ferrell, Fraley, Fairley, Friel, Frawley, Ferrel, Freel, Frailey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.