# Farrar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/farrar/  
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 Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,892 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,434 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,732 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (14,451 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Farrow |

## Etymology

English occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, from Old French ferrier (“smith”). Compare Farrow, Ferrier.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Farrar 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) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Farrar in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Farrar

- Geraldine Farrar, American soprano opera singer and film actress (1882–1967)
- Tyler Farrar, American road bicycle racer
- Frederic Farrar, British clergyman and author
- Frank Farrar, American politician (1929–2021)
- David Farrar, British actor (1908–1995)
- John Farrar, Australian musician and record producer
- Sam Farrar, American musician
- Scott Farrar, American visual effects specialist

## Similar surnames

Ferrara, Ferraro, Ferrari, Farrer, Farrier, Farrior, Ferreira, Ferrer, Fryer, Fraire, Freer, Ferrier.

## 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.