Farlow Surname

85,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Farlow Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Farlow [for the first element v. under Farleigh, Fairbank; the second is Old English hlœw, a hill, tumulus]

Farlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4771:80,9609,200
Australia5751:46,9495,871
England3491:159,65114,974
Canada811:454,88439,362
Northern Ireland761:24,2772,748
Scotland271:198,29010,618
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1981:123,10811,637
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9141:54,9446,159

Farlow (10) may also be a first name.

Farlow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Farlow [for the first element v. under Farleigh, Fairbank; the second is Old English hlœw, a hill, tumulus]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Farlow Last Name Facts

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

Farlow (Arabic: فارلو) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farlow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 85,324th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,288,919 people. Farlow is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Farlow reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Farlow is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,477 people, or 1 in 80,960. In The United States Farlow is most common in: North Carolina, where 20 percent reside, Georgia, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Farlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farlow last name increased 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farlow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Farlow surname is primarily Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farlow surname are 18.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farlow earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.11% more than the national average, earning $59,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farlowe9255/
Fairlow925/
Farllow922/
Farloow921/
Varlow83194/
Forlow83184/
Ferlow8335/
Farlov8318/
Farlaw831/
Farlova777/
Farlofe773/
Ferloow771/
Forlowa771/
Forrlow770/
Varlov67119/
Ferlov6755/
Forlaw6753/
Forlov6710/
Vorlow679/
Verlow672/
Farlab671/
Forellowa670/
Farrellova631/
Verlouw62255/
Forlova6218/
Fairlaub570/
Verlov50114/
Vorlov5010/

Farlow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farlow in the Arabic language
فارلوfarlw-

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