Farrance Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFarrance Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 390 | 1:142,867 | 13,841 |
| United States | 204 | 1:1,776,759 | 116,838 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 250 | 1:97,501 | 9,918 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
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.
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.
For Farrans, Farrands, Farrants, q.v.
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.
Farrance Demographics
Farrance Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Farrance Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farrance Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farrance is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Farrance.
How Common Is The Last Name Farrance? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 452,985th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name Farrance occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Farrance live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name on earth, held by 11 people.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 142,867. In England Farrance is most numerous in: Essex, where 12 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Farrance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Farrance has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the 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 bearing the Farrance last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Farrance surname are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.7% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fearrance | 94 | 2 | / |
| Farance | 93 | 115 | / |
| Fearance | 88 | 49 | / |
| Farances | 88 | 12 | / |
| Faraince | 88 | 1 | / |
| Farancey | 88 | 1 | / |
| Forrance | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fairance | 88 | 0 | / |
| Farancies | 82 | 1 | / |
| Faranchey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Farancees | 82 | 1 | / |
| Farancess | 82 | 1 | / |
| Farranger | 82 | 0 | / |
| Faranca | 80 | 61 | / |
| Forance | 80 | 55 | / |
| Farange | 80 | 28 | / |
| Farrans | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faranse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Faronce | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farancy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farancis | 75 | 142 | / |
| Faranchi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Farangke | 75 | 11 | / |
| Forranca | 75 | 8 | / |
| Faranses | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fearonce | 75 | 7 | / |
| Faranges | 75 | 3 | / |
| Farhange | 75 | 3 | / |
| Farranza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faranjee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farankie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Feurance | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farhanch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farahancheh | 74 | 1 | / |
| Farans | 71 | 205 | / |
| Farhanjeh | 71 | 18 | / |
| Farancois | 71 | 9 | / |
| Farhankeh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Faranz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faransees | 71 | 3 | / |
| Farhanchi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Farancish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faranciss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farrhangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farzankea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faranseas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forancies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faraangej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farangi | 67 | 2,328 | / |
| Faransa | 67 | 218 | / |
| Farhans | 67 | 38 | / |
| Faranza | 67 | 25 | / |
| Faransi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Faranzi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Faranki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faransy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Forange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foranci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farhangesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farhanjesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faranka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farahanchy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varanse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farrons | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fearans | 67 | 0 | / |
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