Where Does The Last Name Farr Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Farr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺭ, Russian: Фарр) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Fárr. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 12,517^th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 162,429 people. The surname Farr occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Farr are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Farr is also the 609,814^th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 219 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 26,589 people, or 1 in 13,632. In The United States Farr is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Farr Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Farr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farr Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Farr surname is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farr last name are 18.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning 302,342 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 128.32% more than the national average, earning R 542,568 per year; in United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,770 CAD per year.