Fargher Surname

293,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fargher Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Beloved Man [Irish Fearchar —fear, man + the aspirated form of car, dear, beloved] Cp. Farquhar.

Fargher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Australia2741:98,52411,165
England2731:204,09517,723
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Isle of Man1381:62277
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Canada501:736,91258,785
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man4121:13228
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Fargher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Beloved Man [Irish Fearchar —fear, man + the aspirated form of car, dear, beloved] Cp. Farquhar.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from Mac Fearghoir, ‘Fearghoir's Son.' This name Fearghoir, which occurs in the Tale of Diarmid and Grainne, is derived from the root ferg, 'brave' or 'violent.' ‘Fearchair, son of Muireadhach, Abbot of Lannleire . . .

died A.D. 848.'

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Fargher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fargher has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fargher.

How Common Is The Last Name Fargher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,918th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,610,120 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 34 percent of Fargher live; 34 percent live in Northern Europe and 34 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States Fargher is mostly found in: California, where 26 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and Oregon, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.

Fargher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fargher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fargher surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fargher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fargher surname are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.1% registered with the party.

The amount Fargher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.27% more than the national average, earning R 373,740 per year; in United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.68% less than the national average, earning $45,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrgher932/
Farger92262/
Fargier862,396/
Fargere86184/
Pfarger8612/
Vargher865/
Fahrger862/
Farguer861/
Fharger861/
Farnger861/
Fargger860/
Fearger860/
Faringer8095/
Farenger8042/
Vargheer801/
Forger77301/
Varger7729/
Farringer75295/
Pfaringer7546/
Fairinger751/
Farrenger751/
Fairenger750/
Fargère717/
Pfahringer716/
Forguer716/
Fairringer714/
Forgere713/
Fahrinnger712/
Forgert711/
Forgier711/
Fargire710/
Feahringer710/
Foringer67416/
Fourgere6714/
Fourgier671/
Forenger670/
Fohringer63693/
Forringer63144/
Foringhir630/
Fourrgier630/
Vorger6280/
Vargir622/
Forgre620/
Forgir620/
Fourgre571/
Vhargir571/

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