How common is the surname Farwell?

2,981 people in the United States had the surname Farwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,571 Americans. It ranked 10,717th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Farwell?

Charles B. Farwell, American politician (1823-1903), followed by Jonathan Farwell.

Where is the surname Farwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Farwell in the United States.

Is the surname Farwell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,981 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Farwell

A surname, carried by 2,981 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Farwell is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

Variant of English surname Farewell.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,981 people named Farwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,571 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,890.

#10,717

rank among US surnames

2,981

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,234)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,708	Ricard	2,984	103,467
#10,711	Shute	2,983	103,502
#10,715	Reading	2,982	103,536
#10,717	Nicoletti	2,981	103,571
#10,721	Mager	2,980	103,606
#10,724	Chidester	2,979	103,641
#10,726	Hennigan	2,978	103,675

Who is named Farwell

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

91% of people named Farwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Farwells

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles B. Farwell
American politician (1823-1903)
Jonathan Farwell
American actor, 1932–2025
Arthur Farwell
American composer (1872–1952)
Nathan A. Farwell
American politician (1812-1893)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Farwell

Farwell has the Soundex code F640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F640.

Questions

Where does the surname Farwell come from?: Variant of English surname Farewell.
How common is the surname Farwell?: 2,981 people in the United States had the surname Farwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,571 Americans. It ranked 10,717th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Farwell?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Farwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Farwell?: Charles B. Farwell, American politician (1823-1903), followed by Jonathan Farwell.
Where is the surname Farwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Farwell in the United States.
Is the surname Farwell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,981 in 2010, up 3.1%.