How common is the surname Farrow?

10,672 people in the United States had the surname Farrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,930 Americans. It ranked 3,353rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farrow?

Mia Farrow, American actress, followed by Ronan Farrow.

Where is the surname Farrow most common?

Wikidata records people named Farrow in the United States.

Is the surname Farrow getting more or less common?

More common. 10,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,672 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Farrow

A surname, carried by 10,672 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farrow is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,672 people named Farrow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,930 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,282.

#3,353

rank among US surnames

10,672

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,196)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,344	March	10,719	28,804
#3,345	Horan	10,711	28,825
#3,346	Christenson	10,707	28,836
#3,347	Arana	10,698	28,860
#3,348	Jose	10,697	28,863
#3,349	Beaulieu	10,695	28,868
#3,350	Bone	10,692	28,876

Who is named Farrow

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

66% of people named Farrow identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farrows

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mia Farrow
American actress, born 1945
Ronan Farrow
American journalist, born 1987
Tisa Farrow
American actress, 1951–2024
Margaret Farrow
American politician, 1934–2022

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farrow

Farrow has the Soundex code F600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F600.

Questions

Where does the surname Farrow come from?: Hypercorrected form of Farrar, where the original ending -ar was regarded as an error and consequently changed to -ow.
How common is the surname Farrow?: 10,672 people in the United States had the surname Farrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,930 Americans. It ranked 3,353rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farrow?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Farrow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farrow?: Mia Farrow, American actress, followed by Ronan Farrow.
Where is the surname Farrow most common?: Wikidata records people named Farrow in the United States.
Is the surname Farrow getting more or less common?: More common. 10,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,672 in 2010, up 3.8%.