How common is the surname Farmer?

69,617 people in the United States had the surname Farmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,435 Americans. It ranked 480th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farmer?

Philip José Farmer, American writer (1918–2009), followed by Frances Farmer.

Where is the surname Farmer most common?

Wikidata records people named Farmer in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.

Is the surname Farmer getting more or less common?

More common. 68,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 69,617 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Farmer

A surname, carried by 69,617 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farmer is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 69,617 people named Farmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,435 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 68,309.

#480

rank among US surnames

69,617

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #431)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#471	Hodges	70,223	4,397
#472	Zhang	70,125	4,403
#473	Guerra	70,071	4,406
#474	Wolf	70,031	4,409
#475	Valencia	70,000	4,411
#476	Saunders	69,943	4,414
#478	Rowe	69,879	4,418

Who is named Farmer

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

77% of people named Farmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farmers

23 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip José Farmer
American writer (1918–2009)
Frances Farmer
American actress (1913–1970)
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter (1928–1999)
Mimsy Farmer
American actress, born 1945
Bill Farmer
American voice actor, born 1952
Paul Farmer
American anthropologist, 1959-2022
Fannie Farmer
American chef (1857–1915)
Nancy Farmer
American children's writer, young adult author, and science fiction writer (born 1941)
Darci Lynne Farmer
American ventriloquist and singer (born 2004)
James L. Farmer, Jr.
African Americans' rights activist (1920-1999)
John Farmer
British classical composer, 1570–1601
Desmon Farmer
American basketball player (born 1981)

Notable Farmers come mostly from the United States (18), the United Kingdom (4) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farmer

Farner

Farmer has the Soundex code F656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F656.

Questions

How common is the surname Farmer?: 69,617 people in the United States had the surname Farmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,435 Americans. It ranked 480th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farmer?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Farmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farmer?: Philip José Farmer, American writer (1918–2009), followed by Frances Farmer.
Where is the surname Farmer most common?: Wikidata records people named Farmer in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
Is the surname Farmer getting more or less common?: More common. 68,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 69,617 in 2010, up 1.9%.