Farraday Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Farraday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a travelling merchant' or 'chapman': a translation of journey (which in Chaucer's time meant a day's journey); Middle English faren, to travel; compare thoroughfare; v. Sojourner.

Farraday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Farraday (10) may also be a first name.

Farraday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a travelling merchant' or 'chapman': a translation of journey (which in Chaucer's time meant a day's journey); Middle English faren, to travel; compare thoroughfare; v. Sojourner.

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

(Gaelic.) From Farraideach, inquisitive, prying, curious.

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

Farraday Last Name Facts

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

Farraday occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farraday? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,795,579th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Farraday live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States Farraday is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Farraday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farraday has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farraday Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Farraday last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Farraday surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Farraday earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.31% more than the national average, earning $59,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faraday931,646/
Farrada9353/
Farrady934/
Farradas8875/
Farradaz8822/
Farahday888/
Fairaday886/
Ferraday882/
Faarrada881/
Farayday881/
Faradays881/
Farada86496/
Farady86156/
Ferrada8012,631/
Varaday80140/
Faraida80118/
Feraday8064/
Farhady8042/
Farradj8037/
Farasda809/
Faradaa809/
Farhada808/
Faraidy807/
Farroda806/
Ferrady806/
Farzady806/
Farradi806/
Faradai805/
Faradad805/
Varrada804/
Farradá804/
Faradah804/
Fareday802/
Faradey802/
Faradea802/
Faradas801/
Faradat801/
Foraday801/
Faraîda801/
Faraïda801/
Farzada801/
Faradau801/
Ferreday75181/
Faradiya75134/
Faradaus7530/
Varaiday7523/
Faradash7517/
Pharaday7515/
Farhayda759/
Farhadah756/
Farrouda754/
Varadaya753/
Varadaye753/
Farhadoa752/
Farrades752/
Faradoye752/
Ferraida751/
Faradais751/
Faradiia751/
Farrader751/
Farreeda751/
Faradoyi751/
Varadayo751/
Farajdas751/
Fargaudy751/
Farhadad751/
Farahady751/
Farhaida751/
Varada7110,240/
Varady711,796/
Farade711,644/
Faradi711,146/
Faradj71794/
Fareda71515/
Ferada71126/
Farády7136/
Varahaday7127/
Faroda7120/
Ferady7114/
Farhaddad7114/
Faradjova7111/
Faradejas7110/
Faredy717/
Forada717/
Farahaida713/
Farody712/
Fairadaus711/
Faradijah711/
Faradé711/
Farradher711/
Farhadyeh711/
Farhadi6770,331/
Ferradj674,713/
Fareeda673,239/
Fereday671,958/
Farzadi671,575/
Fargade671,296/
Ferradi67804/
Varadha67461/
Faradis67212/
Faraadi6778/
Vaarada6762/
Foradas6759/
Varadai6755/
Farhade6750/
Fareedy6744/
Feraudy6735/
Farțade6735/
Varadaa6734/
Faredah6731/
Varaada6722/
Faradie6722/
Varoday6717/
Varadyi6716/
Faraade6711/
Faradio6711/
Faradee6710/
Varadah6710/
Varrade679/
Faradje679/
Farouda679/
Faroudy679/
Foreday677/
Farodah677/
Feraida677/
Faradei676/
Varadhy676/
Varhada676/
Foraida675/
Ferreda675/
Farades674/
Faraude674/
Fairadi674/
Farțadi674/
Faradeh674/
Faraidi674/
Ferhady674/
Faraide674/
Fairadaush673/
Verrada673/
Faradou673/
Vearady672/
Faradgi672/
Varreda672/
Farzade672/
Fourada672/
Farhody672/
Pharada671/
Ferhada671/
Ferredy671/
Fharadi671/
Fairade671/
Faradoj671/
Farahdi671/
Faratde671/
Fatrade671/
Vareday671/
Varradi671/
Varadda671/
Varaida671/
Farredj671/
Ferrade671/
Ferroda671/
Varadau671/
Féraudy671/
Faradet671/
Faradhe671/
Faradit671/
Faraudi671/
Fareade671/
Faredda671/
Fargadi671/
Foroday671/
Faraedi671/
Farhadiyeh671/
Foradat671/
Faraded671/
Feraedy670/

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