How common is the surname Favre?

1,198 people in the United States had the surname Favre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. It ranked 21,717th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Favre?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Favre identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Favre?

Brett Favre, American football player (born 1969), followed by Willy Favre.

Where is the surname Favre most common?

Wikidata records people named Favre in the United States and Switzerland.

How do you pronounce Favre?

Favre is /fɑvɹə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Favre getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,198 in 2010, down 2.0%.

The surname Favre

A French surname, carried by 1,198 people in the United States.

Pronounced /fɑvɹə/ 2 syllables Soundex F160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Favre is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Favre.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,198 people named Favre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,222.

#21,717

rank among US surnames

1,198

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2%

change since 2000 (was #20,260)

Who is named Favre

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

89% of people named Favre identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Favres

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brett Favre
American football player (born 1969)
Willy Favre
Alpine skier (1943-1986)

Notable Favres come mostly from the United States (1) and Switzerland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Favre

Favre has the Soundex code F160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F160.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Favre come from?: From French Favre.
How common is the surname Favre?: 1,198 people in the United States had the surname Favre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,717 Americans. It ranked 21,717th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Favre?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Favre identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Favre?: Brett Favre, American football player (born 1969), followed by Willy Favre.
Where is the surname Favre most common?: Wikidata records people named Favre in the United States and Switzerland.
How do you pronounce Favre?: Favre is /fɑvɹə/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Favre getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,198 in 2010, down 2.0%.