# Farquharson (surname)

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

A Scottish surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,735 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,544 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 177,951 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (1,415 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Farquhar + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Farquharson 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) | 41% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

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

## People named Farquharson

- Ashley Farquharson, American luger
- Joseph Farquharson, British artist (1846-1935)

## Similar surnames

Farquhar, Frazier, Fraser, Frasier, Frazer, Forcier, Freshour, Foraker, Fergerson, Frasure, Frasher, Fraizer.

## 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.