# Farrow (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/farrow/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,672 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,353 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,930 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (10,282 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Hypercorrected form of Farrar, where the original ending -ar was regarded as an error and consequently changed to -ow.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Farrow 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) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Farrow in the United States.

## People named Farrow

- Mia Farrow, American actress
- Ronan Farrow, American journalist
- Tisa Farrow, American actress
- Margaret Farrow, American politician

## Similar surnames

Farr, Ferro, Furrow, Farrah, Fry, Frye, Frey, Fair, Fierro, Ferry, Free, Fiore.

## 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.