Farmeary Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Farmeary Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fermery,' i.e. infirmary, hospital. Old French enfermerll. 'Fermerye, infirmaria, infirmitorium': Promptorium Parvulorum With the modern Farmery, compare Clerk and Clark, Perkin and Parkin, &c.

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Farmeary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Farmeary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fermery,' i.e. infirmary, hospital. Old French enfermerll. 'Fermerye, infirmaria, infirmitorium': Promptorium Parvulorum With the modern Farmery, compare Clerk and Clark, Perkin and Parkin, &c.; v. Spittle.

John atte Fermery, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Raulyn de la Fenuerie, 1306. Writs of Parliament.

Idoma de la Fermerie. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

John le (sic) Fermery. Rolls of Parliament.

1592-3. Edward Lister and Anne Fafmarie: Marriage Lic. (London).

1796. Married — George Farmery and Sarah Wybrow: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Farmeary Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farmeary has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farmeary? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farmeary is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Farmeary are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Farmeary is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 56 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 44 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside.

Farmeary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farmeary has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Farmeary surname increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farmery931,134/
Farmary933/
Farmerey8825/
Formery80451/
Farmere8018/
Fermery8012/
Farmare807/
Farmerj802/
Varmary801/
Farmerie75250/
Farmerio756/
Fairmare752/
Farmarzi752/
Farmerii751/
Farmerer750/
Farmarie750/
Farmierie712/
Varmari6754/
Formere674/
Formera672/
Varmare671/
Fermeri671/

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Farmeary Reference & Research

Farmery One-name Study - A profile of the Farmery surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Farmery FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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