How common is the surname Farlow?

3,279 people in the United States had the surname Farlow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,158 Americans. It ranked 9,865th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farlow?

William Gilson Farlow, American botanist (1844–1919), followed by Tal Farlow.

Where is the surname Farlow most common?

Wikidata records people named Farlow in the United States.

Is the surname Farlow getting more or less common?

More common. 3,242 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,279 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Farlow

An English place surname, carried by 3,279 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farlow is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Farlow is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,279 people named Farlow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,158 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,242.

#9,865

rank among US surnames

3,279

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,249)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,859	O'Boyle	3,281	94,101
#9,861	Decosta	3,280	94,130
#9,865	Reneau	3,279	94,158
#9,870	Biles	3,278	94,187
#9,872	Dake	3,277	94,216
#9,873	Bingaman	3,276	94,245

Who is named Farlow

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

84% of people named Farlow identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farlows

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farlow

Farlow has the Soundex code F640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F640.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Farlow come from?: From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hlǣw (“hill, mountain”).
How common is the surname Farlow?: 3,279 people in the United States had the surname Farlow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,158 Americans. It ranked 9,865th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farlow?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Farlow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farlow?: William Gilson Farlow, American botanist (1844–1919), followed by Tal Farlow.
Where is the surname Farlow most common?: Wikidata records people named Farlow in the United States.
What type of surname is Farlow?: Farlow is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Farlow getting more or less common?: More common. 3,242 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,279 in 2010, up 1.1%.