How common is the surname Farris?

29,877 people in the United States had the surname Farris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,334 Americans. It ranked 1,179th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farris?

Dionne Farris, American R&B singer, followed by Kendrick Farris.

Where is the surname Farris most common?

Wikidata records people named Farris in the United States.

Is the surname Farris getting more or less common?

More common. 28,928 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,877 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Farris

A surname, carried by 29,877 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farris is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 29,877 people named Farris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,334 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,928.

#1,179

rank among US surnames

29,877

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,108)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,170	Talley	30,014	10,287
#1,171	Whitfield	29,962	10,305
#1,172	Crowe	29,953	10,308
#1,173	Goldstein	29,938	10,313
#1,174	England	29,926	10,317
#1,175	Pereira	29,898	10,327
#1,176	Ly	29,891	10,329

Who is named Farris

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

82% of people named Farris identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farriss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dionne Farris
American R&B singer, born 1968
Kendrick Farris
American weightlifter, born 1986
Michael Farris
American academic, born 1951
Joshua Farris
American figure skater, born 1995
D Smoke
American hip hop musician, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farris

Farris has the Soundex code F620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F620.

Questions

How common is the surname Farris?: 29,877 people in the United States had the surname Farris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,334 Americans. It ranked 1,179th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farris?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Farris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farris?: Dionne Farris, American R&B singer, followed by Kendrick Farris.
Where is the surname Farris most common?: Wikidata records people named Farris in the United States.
Is the surname Farris getting more or less common?: More common. 28,928 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,877 in 2010, up 3.3%.