How common is the surname Farr?

20,011 people in the United States had the surname Farr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,429 Americans. It ranked 1,794th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farr?

Diane Farr, American actress, followed by Jamie Farr.

Where is the surname Farr most common?

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

Is the surname Farr getting more or less common?

More common. 19,242 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,011 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Farr

An English surname, carried by 20,011 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farr is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

English surname, from Old English fearr (“bull”). As a German surname, of the same meaning and source (Farre).

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 20,011 people named Farr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,429 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,242.

#1,794

rank among US surnames

20,011

people in 2010

6.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #1,709)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,785	Olivas	20,106	15,356
#1,786	Bergeron	20,073	15,381
#1,787	Hightower	20,065	15,387
#1,789	Paige	20,063	15,389
#1,790	Urban	20,058	15,393
#1,791	Boucher	20,050	15,399
#1,792	Fontenot	20,035	15,410

Who is named Farr

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

83% of people named Farr identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farrs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Diane Farr
American actress, born 1969
Jamie Farr
Actor, born 1934
Felicia Farr
Actress, born 1932
Sam Farr
American politician, born 1941
Tommy Farr
British boxer (1913-1986)
Patricia Farr
Actress (1913-1948)
Tyler Farr
American country singer, born 1984

Notable Farrs come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farr

Farr has the Soundex code F600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F600.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Farr come from?: English surname, from Old English fearr (“bull”). As a German surname, of the same meaning and source (Farre).
How common is the surname Farr?: 20,011 people in the United States had the surname Farr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,429 Americans. It ranked 1,794th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farr?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Farr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farr?: Diane Farr, American actress, followed by Jamie Farr.
Where is the surname Farr most common?: Wikidata records people named Farr in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Farr getting more or less common?: More common. 19,242 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,011 in 2010, up 4.0%.