How common is the surname Farrish?

1,292 people in the United States had the surname Farrish in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. It ranked 20,529th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farrish?

Linn Farrish, American rugby union player and spy (1901–1944).

Where is the surname Farrish most common?

Wikidata records people named Farrish in the United States.

Is the surname Farrish getting more or less common?

More common. 1,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,292 in 2010, up 25%.

The surname Farrish

A surname, carried by 1,292 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). Farrish is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,292 people named Farrish in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,030.

#20,529

rank among US surnames

1,292

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+25.4%

change since 2000 (was #23,143)

Who is named Farrish

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

53% of people named Farrish identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farrishs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linn Farrish
American rugby union player and spy (1901–1944)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farrish

Farrish 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 Farrish?: 1,292 people in the United States had the surname Farrish in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. It ranked 20,529th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farrish?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Farrish identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farrish?: Linn Farrish, American rugby union player and spy (1901–1944).
Where is the surname Farrish most common?: Wikidata records people named Farrish in the United States.
Is the surname Farrish getting more or less common?: More common. 1,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,292 in 2010, up 25%.