Farnham Surname

52,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Farnham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Farnham,' a parish and market-town in Surrey, ten miles from Guildford.

John de Farnam, carnifex, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Here the h is elided, as in Barnum, &c.

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Farnham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7281:53,8736,450
England1,1071:50,3326,237
Australia9251:29,1853,936
Canada4181:88,1479,741
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Wales1171:26,4492,746
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Guernsey291:2,222539
Jersey241:4,133843
France141:4,744,480251,814
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Panama41:978,06412,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5611:43,4505,433
Guernsey211:1,555273
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Jersey81:6,4851,119
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5251:19,8892,508

Farnham (56) may also be a first name.

Farnham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Farnham,' a parish and market-town in Surrey, ten miles from Guildford.

John de Farnam, carnifex, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Here the h is elided, as in Barnum, &c.

1665. Edward Farnham and Katherine Higgons: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1666. Baptised — Susanna, d. John Farnam: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Farnham = the Fern-Land [Old English fearn + ham(m]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Farnham (homestead where ferns or thorns grew), the name of various places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c., in cos. Surrey, Dorset, Essex, Northumberland, Suffolk, Yorkshire, Bucks, &c. The surname occurs in co. Leicester, before the reign of Edw. I. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From a town in Surrey, England, "so called from the Saxon Fearn, fern, and ham, a habitation or village—the village in the place overgrown with fern."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Ferns home. Farnsworth, Ferns farm.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Essex, Hampshire, Surrey, Yorkshire.

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

Farnham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farnham occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Farnham.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,955th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 754,561 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Farnham are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Farnham is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 56 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 6,728 people, or 1 in 53,873. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 9 percent are found, Nevada, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Farnham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farnham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farnham last name grew 266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 11,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 107 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farnham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Farnham are 7.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.1% registered with the party.

The amount Farnham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.49% more than the national average, earning R 326,724 per year; in United States they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $44,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning $50,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairnham934/
Farnhamm932/
Farnaham931/
Farneham930/
Fearnham930/
Farnam921,923/
Fearnhamm889/
Varnham86335/
Farnhan8617/
Farniam8610/
Fernham868/
Farnahm866/
Farhnam865/
Fornham863/
Farnaam863/
Fearnam860/
Fairnam860/
Farnnam860/
Farnaum860/
Farnhane800/
Farnahan800/
Farnheim800/
Farnan772,787/
Varnam77918/
Fernam7718/
Fornam772/
Farnom771/
Farnane71555/
Farnand71253/
Vernham7197/
Farnian7117/
Farnant717/
Fernaum713/
Farngan713/
Farnann712/
Fairnan711/
Farnean711/
Varnaum710/
Faurnan710/
Farnnan710/
Varnhan710/
Fearnan710/
Farrnan710/
Fernheim6711/
Fornasim674/
Pharnyam671/
Fourngam671/
Farnaind670/
Fornheim670/
Vournham670/
Fairnian670/

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Farnham Reference & Research

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