Farrall Surname

244,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Farrall Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Fearghal (super valor).

Farrall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7911:70,4408,098
United States3961:915,30068,789
Australia2781:97,10711,018
Wales661:46,8874,434
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5561:43,8415,469
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6581:76,3208,123

Farrall (11) may also be a first name.

Farrall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Fearghal (super valor).

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

From the Danish, Ferrall; from the German, Forell; a personal name.

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

Farrall Last Name Facts

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

Farrall occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrall? popularity and diffusion

Farrall is the 244,900th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,481,886 people. The last name Farrall is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Farrall are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Farrall is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 70,440. In England it is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 19 percent live, Staffordshire, where 15 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Farrall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farrall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Farrall last name expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farrall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States Farrall are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Farrall earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $45,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.83% more than the national average, earning $71,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairrall932/
Farall92146/
Farral92113/
Farratell8846/
Fairall862,005/
Ferrall861,069/
Varrall86263/
Farhall86194/
Farroll86123/
Faraill8676/
Farrald8644/
Faralle8621/
Fatrall862/
Farreal862/
Farrale860/
Fearall860/
Forrall860/
Pfarral860/
Fareall860/
Fairral860/
Faral83441/
Fairhall801,802/
Fatrallh801/
Farratel801/
Farrautl801/
Farrault801/
Farrolle800/
Ferral774,482/
Farale771,032/
Fargal77589/
Farrol77361/
Farail77160/
Forall7761/
Forral7756/
Farzal7748/
Varall7729/
Fairal7727/
Varral7720/
Fareal7710/
Farhal777/
Ferall775/
Farahl771/
Fayral771/
Faaral771/
Faralt771/
Faroll770/
Fearal770/
Faraal770/
Faeral770/
Fauraille750/
Verrall713,195/
Farault71235/
Faragli71158/
Forroll7152/
Faralhe7146/
Varhall7123/
Farasle716/
Ferroll714/
Farahal713/
Ferreal713/
Farroul712/
Forgall712/
Varroll711/
Varreal711/
Forhall711/
Farreil711/
Farhale711/
Fautral711/
Ffarale711/
Fahralı711/
Farolle711/
Fargalh711/
Faraild711/
Fairoll711/
Feyrall710/
Farrold710/
Faitral710/
Fotrall710/
Ferrail710/
Fatroll710/
Farrole710/
Fairalt710/
Varal6713,821/
Farol671,413/
Feral671,258/
Foral67687/
Fairaisl6737/
Faralova674/
Fairhale671/
Farahalt671/
Féral671/
Vajraall671/
Ferreull671/
Farał671/
Vearreal670/

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Farrall Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farrall
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