How common is the surname Farrar?

14,892 people in the United States had the surname Farrar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,732 Americans. It ranked 2,434th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farrar?

Geraldine Farrar, American soprano opera singer and film actress (1882–1967), followed by Tyler Farrar.

Where is the surname Farrar most common?

Wikidata records people named Farrar in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

Is the surname Farrar getting more or less common?

More common. 14,451 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,892 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Farrar

A French occupational surname, carried by 14,892 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farrar is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

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

Farrar is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,892 people named Farrar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,732 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,451.

#2,434

rank among US surnames

14,892

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,301)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,425	Strange	14,948	20,655
#2,426	Boles	14,946	20,657
#2,427	Mares	14,931	20,678
#2,428	Wilburn	14,928	20,682
#2,429	Malik	14,925	20,686
#2,430	Priest	14,915	20,700
#2,431	Michaud	14,910	20,707

Who is named Farrar

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

80% of people named Farrar identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farrars

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Geraldine Farrar
American soprano opera singer and film actress (1882–1967)
Tyler Farrar
American road bicycle racer, born 1984
Frederic Farrar
British clergyman and author, 1831–1903
Frank Farrar
American politician (1929–2021)
David Farrar
British actor (1908–1995)
John Farrar
Australian musician and record producer, born 1946
Sam Farrar
American musician, born 1978
Scott Farrar
American visual effects specialist, born 1950

Notable Farrars come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Farrow

Surnames that sound like Farrar

Farrar has the Soundex code F660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F660.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Farrar come from?: English occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, from Old French ferrier (“smith”). Compare Farrow, Ferrier.
How common is the surname Farrar?: 14,892 people in the United States had the surname Farrar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,732 Americans. It ranked 2,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farrar?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Farrar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farrar?: Geraldine Farrar, American soprano opera singer and film actress (1882–1967), followed by Tyler Farrar.
Where is the surname Farrar most common?: Wikidata records people named Farrar in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Farrar?: Farrar is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Farrar getting more or less common?: More common. 14,451 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,892 in 2010, up 3.1%.
What are other spellings of Farrar?: Farrow.