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

The surname Farrall occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 244,900th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,481,886 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Farrall are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Farrall is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name Farrall is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 791 people, or 1 in 70,440. In England Farrall is primarily found in: Cheshire, where 19 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Farrall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farrall has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Farrall surname rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 314 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farrall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Farrall surname is chiefly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farrall last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political 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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