How common is the surname O'Farrell?

2,127 people in the United States had the surname O'Farrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,155 Americans. It ranked 14,127th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname O'Farrell?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named O'Farrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named O'Farrell?

Barry O'Farrell, 43rd Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Western Sydney 2011–2014, followed by Bonnie Bramlett.

Where is the surname O'Farrell most common?

Wikidata records people named O'Farrell in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname O'Farrell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,019 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,127 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname O'Farrell

A surname, carried by 2,127 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O164

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Farrell is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,127 people named O'Farrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,155 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,019.

#14,127

rank among US surnames

2,127

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,759)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,119	Tritt	2,128	145,087
#14,127	Isidro	2,127	145,155

Who is named O'Farrell

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

92% of people named O'Farrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous O'Farrells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barry O'Farrell
43rd Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Western Sydney 2011–2014
Bonnie Bramlett
American singer, born 1944

Notable O'Farrells come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like O'Farrell

Overall

O'Farrell has the Soundex code O164, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O164.

Questions

How common is the surname O'Farrell?: 2,127 people in the United States had the surname O'Farrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,155 Americans. It ranked 14,127th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname O'Farrell?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named O'Farrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named O'Farrell?: Barry O'Farrell, 43rd Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Western Sydney 2011–2014, followed by Bonnie Bramlett.
Where is the surname O'Farrell most common?: Wikidata records people named O'Farrell in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname O'Farrell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,019 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,127 in 2010, up 5.3%.