How common is the surname Farrington?

9,211 people in the United States had the surname Farrington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,519 Americans. It ranked 3,844th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farrington?

Kent Farrington, American equestrian rider, followed by Adele Farrington.

Where is the surname Farrington most common?

Wikidata records people named Farrington in the United States.

Is the surname Farrington getting more or less common?

More common. 8,766 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,211 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Farrington

A surname, carried by 9,211 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farrington is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,211 people named Farrington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,519 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,766.

#3,844

rank among US surnames

9,211

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,714)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,835	Tu	9,230	33,450
#3,837	Galicia	9,229	33,454
#3,838	Javier	9,226	33,465
#3,839	Demers	9,225	33,468
#3,840	Biddle	9,219	33,490
#3,841	Brill	9,215	33,505
#3,843	Shay	9,212	33,516

Who is named Farrington

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

78% of people named Farrington identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farringtons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kent Farrington
American equestrian rider, born 1982
Adele Farrington
American actress (1867-1936)
Amy Farrington
American actress, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farrington

Fearing

Farrington has the Soundex code F652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F652.

Questions

How common is the surname Farrington?: 9,211 people in the United States had the surname Farrington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,519 Americans. It ranked 3,844th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farrington?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Farrington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farrington?: Kent Farrington, American equestrian rider, followed by Adele Farrington.
Where is the surname Farrington most common?: Wikidata records people named Farrington in the United States.
Is the surname Farrington getting more or less common?: More common. 8,766 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,211 in 2010, up 5.1%.