Farraher Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Farraher Surname Definition:
These two names are basically the same, both being anglicized forms of the Gaelic Irish Ó Fearchair.
Farraher is almost peculiar to counties Galway and Mayo while Fraher is mainly found in counties Waterford, south Tipperary and Limerick.
Read More About This SurnameFarraher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 216 | 1:1,678,051 | 111,588 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 41 | 1:108,046 | 6,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Farraher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
These two names are basically the same, both being anglicized forms of the Gaelic Irish Ó Fearchair.
Farraher is almost peculiar to counties Galway and Mayo while Fraher is mainly found in counties Waterford, south Tipperary and Limerick. Fraher appears to be a comparatively modern form: a county Limerick family is given as O'Farragher in a Fiant of 1601, and the Co. Tipperary Hearth Money Rolls of 1666-67have a number of Farrahers but no Fraher. Neither occurs in any of the usual sources such as the Four Masters, An Leabhar Muimhneach, Ormond Deeds, Prerogative and Diocesan will abstracts, nor were they numerous enough to be included in the 1659-60 census summary (from which it must be remembered Co. Galway is missing). The earliest reference to the name I have found is to Thomas O'Fareghyr, of Cahirduggan in north Co. Cork, who in 1307 suffered distraint, having given pledge for a man who absconded: in another document relating to the same case his name is spelt O'Ferther.
The register of the householders in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, made by Father Francis Xavier Blake in 1783, includes seven families of Farraher. Modern birth registrations, which are officially recorded from 1864, indicate that that area and north Galway are still their homeland, while those for Fraher also confirm the statement as to locality made above.
Other recorded anglicizations of the name are Harragher and Raher. The latter is extant in Co. Waterford.
Ó Fearchair Fraher is the Munster form and Farraher the Connacht. Raher is a Co.
Waterford synonym. SIF 71
These two names are basically the same, both being anglicized forms of the Gaelic Irish Ó Fearchair.
Farraher is almost peculiar to counties Galway and Mayo while Fraher is mainly found in counties Waterford, south Tipperary and Limerick. Fraher appears to be a comparatively modern form: a county Limerick family is given as O'Farragher in a Fiant of 1601, and the Co. Tipperary Hearth Money Rolls of 1666-67 have a number of Farrahers but no Fraher. Neither occurs in any of the usual sources such as the Four Masters, An Leabhar Muimhneach, Ormond Deeds, Prerogative and Diocesan will abstracts, nor were they numerous enough to be included in the 1659-60 census summary (from which it must be remembered Co. Galway is missing). The earliest reference to the name I have found is to Thomas O'Fareghyr, of Cahirduggan in north Co. Cork, who in 1307 suffered distraint, having given pledge for a man who absconded: in another document relating to the same case his name is spelt O'Ferther.
The register of the householders in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, made by Father Francis Xavier Blake in 1783, includes seven families of Farraher. Modern birth registrations, which are officially recorded from 1864, indicate that that area and north Galway are still their homeland, while those for Fraher also confirm the statement as to locality made above.
Other recorded anglicizations of the name are Harragher and Raher. The latter is extant in Co. Waterford.
Ó Fearchair Fraher is the Munster form and Farraher the Connacht. Raher is a Co.
Waterford synonym. SIF 71
User-submitted Reference
An old Irish name meaning "man deer" or "man who runs like deer".
- traceytreloarFarraher Demographics
Average Farraher Salary in
United States
$49,534 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Farraher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farraher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farraher is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farraher? popularity and diffusion
The surname Farraher is the 1,017,412th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Farraher live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 40 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and New Mexico, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Farraher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Farraher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Farraher surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Farraher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Farraher last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Farraher surname are 11.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.94% registered to vote for the political party.
Farraher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $49,534 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faraher | 93 | 54 | / |
| Farrahe | 93 | 6 | / |
| Farraer | 93 | 0 | / |
| Farrahie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fareaher | 88 | 0 | / |
| Farrahes | 88 | 0 | / |
| Farrahey | 88 | 0 | / |
| Farahe | 86 | 90 | / |
| Farrae | 86 | 31 | / |
| Ferraer | 80 | 235 | / |
| Farrahi | 80 | 208 | / |
| Farraez | 80 | 122 | / |
| Faraheh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Farraes | 80 | 7 | / |
| Farrohe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foraher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farahie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farhahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farahir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farae | 77 | 21 | / |
| Fareeher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fearzaer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farrahoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foreaher | 75 | 0 | / |
| Farahi | 71 | 15,962 | / |
| Feraer | 71 | 764 | / |
| Faraee | 71 | 332 | / |
| Farohe | 71 | 313 | / |
| Faraes | 71 | 38 | / |
| Farroe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Varahe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Farahooie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farhae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faraej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faroer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farrohi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Fargahi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Farajhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faraahi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farahih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fouraer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fadtrae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farajje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farroey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faraets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatrahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferreur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farroea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forahee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farraoy | 67 | 0 | / |
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