Faquharson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Faquharson Surname Definition:

FAHQUHARSON: 'son of Farquhar,' which see. As a clan or sept the Farquharsons are descended from Farquhar Macintosh, a grandson of the laird of Macintosh who came to Braemar before 1382 (Aboyne, p. 177). Even so late as 1620 the Farquharsons are styled Macintoshes.

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Faquharson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128

Faquharson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FAHQUHARSON: 'son of Farquhar,' which see. As a clan or sept the Farquharsons are descended from Farquhar Macintosh, a grandson of the laird of Macintosh who came to Braemar before 1382 (Aboyne, p. 177). Even so late as 1620 the Farquharsons are styled Macintoshes. The Macintoshes seem to have had some claim to the lands of Birse, and in 1382 Ferchard Mcyntoschy was ordained to cease injuring the lands and inhabitants thereof, and to prosecute his claim to them according to law (REA., I, p. 136—137). David Fercharsoun was made burgess and guild brother of Aberdeen, 1440 (CRA., p. 395; NSCM., I, p. 6). Aytho Faurcharsone is mentioned in the will of Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath, 1456 (Bonn. Misc., III p. 93). Findelay Farcharsone is in Strathdee, 1538 (Grant, III, p. 71), and Donald Farquharson in Braemar was appointed keeper of the king s forests of Braemar, etc., 1584 (Coll., p. 189). John Ferqrson in Dalhande, 1682 (Invercauld, p. 264). Henry Farquharson (d. 1739 or 1747), born in Aberdeenshire, was founder of the school of navigation in Moscow, Russia. Farquharson of Invercauld is named in Gaelic Mac Mhic Fhionnlaigh, from his descent from Finlay Mor who fell at the battle of Pinkie in 1547, Finlay Mor was said to have been buried in Inveresk churchyard, and the spot was long known as 'the long Highlandman's grave.' The Farquharsons rank as a sept of Clan Chattan. Farchyrson 1560, Faurcharson 1442, Ferquharsoun 1574, fiarquharsone 1664, ffarqrson 1693, Fourcharsoun 1456.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Faquharson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Faquharson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Faquharson is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faquharson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Faquharson reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Faquharson is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Faquharson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faquharson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faguharson904/
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Faguarson849/
Fakorson671/
Faqarjahan601/
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