# Farooq (surname)

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

A surname from Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,770 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,295 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 174,433 people |
| Change since 2000 | +84% (964 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Farooqi, Farooqui |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَارُوق (fārūq, “distinguisher (between truth and falsehood)”), from the root ف ر ق (f r q, root). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Farooq 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) | 4.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 86% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |

## Similar surnames

Fargo, Farooqui, Farris, Ferris, Frias, Farias, Frick, Fries, Freese, Faris, Fraga, Fricke.

## 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.