Farrance Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Farrance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Farrimond.

Henry Ferant, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Ferrant, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Benedict Feraunt, Norfolk, ibid.

Ferentus Balistarius, Hampshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Farrance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3901:142,86713,841
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Australia601:449,92835,109
Canada541:682,32655,162
Scotland141:382,41616,471
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:97,5019,918
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Farrance (11) may also be a first name.

Farrance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Farrimond.

Henry Ferant, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Ferrant, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Benedict Feraunt, Norfolk, ibid.

Ferentus Balistarius, Hampshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. From some place of the name in Normandy. Ferrand is still found about Skipton, where for several centuries the Ferrand family were Wardens of the castle.

John Feraunt, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Hugo de Faraunt. 1334, vicar of Carlton-in-Craven: Whitaker, History Craven.

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

For Farrans, Farrands, Farrants, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The English form of Ferdinandus, Spanish Fernandez, Italian Ferando, O. French Ferant. Camden says that these forms are corruptions of Bertran or Bertram, which I doubt.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Farrance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farrance is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrance? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,985th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Farrance reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 142,867. In England it is mostly found in: Essex, where 12 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Kent, where 8 percent reside. Barring England Farrance is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Farrance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farrance has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Farrance last name grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farrance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Farrance surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farrance surname are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.7% registered with the party.

The amount Farrance earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.38% more than the national average, earning R 385,872 per year; in United States they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $49,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $46,542 CAD per year.

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