How common is the surname Farquharson?

1,735 people in the United States had the surname Farquharson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,951 Americans. It ranked 16,544th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farquharson?

Ashley Farquharson, American luger, followed by Joseph Farquharson.

Where is the surname Farquharson most common?

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

Is the surname Farquharson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,735 in 2010, up 23%.

Is Farquharson also a first name?

Yes. Farquharson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Farquharson

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,735 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex F626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farquharson is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

From Farquhar + -son.

Farquharson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,735 people named Farquharson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 177,951 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,415.

#16,544

rank among US surnames

1,735

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+22.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,143)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,536	Divito	1,736	177,849
#16,544	Mian	1,735	177,951

Who is named Farquharson

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

54% of people named Farquharson identified as Black (not Hispanic), 41% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 54%
White (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Farquharsons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ashley Farquharson
American luger, born 1999
Joseph Farquharson
British artist (1846-1935)

Notable Farquharsons come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Farquharson

Farquhar

Farquharson has the Soundex code F626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F626.

Questions

Where does the surname Farquharson come from?: From Farquhar + -son.
How common is the surname Farquharson?: 1,735 people in the United States had the surname Farquharson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,951 Americans. It ranked 16,544th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farquharson?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Farquharson identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 41% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farquharson?: Ashley Farquharson, American luger, followed by Joseph Farquharson.
Where is the surname Farquharson most common?: Wikidata records people named Farquharson in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Farquharson?: Farquharson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Farquharson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,735 in 2010, up 23%.
Is Farquharson also a first name?: Yes. Farquharson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.