Farrand Surname

130,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Farrand 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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Farrand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3351:155,22915,885
England6651:83,7879,230
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Canada1211:304,50928,133
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
France281:2,372,240182,981
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Wales101:309,45316,869
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Finland71:785,24338,644
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6001:40,6265,152
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6751:74,3987,956

Farrand (61) may also be a first name.

Farrand 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 the French Ferrand, Ferrant: v. Ferrand.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) Descendant of Ferrand, a contraction of Ferdinand (journey, venture); one who had iron-gray, or graying, hair.

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

Mr. Ferguson derives it from the O-Norse farandi, signifying a traveller; but see Farrant, with which it is no doubt identical.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Farrand Last Name Facts

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

Farrand occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrand? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,248th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,097,739 people. The surname Farrand occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Farrand reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most common first name in the world, held by 61 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,335 people, or 1 in 155,229. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 11 percent reside and Indiana, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Farrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farrand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Farrand last name rose 346 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farrand Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Methodist (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Farrand last name are 14.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Farrand earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.21% less than the national average, earning R 132,588 per year; in United States they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $47,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.52% more than the national average, earning $63,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrands93333/
Fearrand9330/
Farran928,051/
Farand92507/
Ferrand8622,458/
Farrant865,418/
Farzand864,713/
Faurand86165/
Farhand86135/
Forrand8694/
Fairand8684/
Varrand8611/
Farrane868/
Farrain864/
Farajnd861/
Farands861/
Farranc861/
Farrhan861/
Farrann860/
Farrond860/
Faran833,108/
Farrants8097/
Farrante8019/
Farahand807/
Ferrrand802/
Farrasin801/
Farrahan801/
Fairaind801/
Farzaund801/
Ferranhd801/
Farzandh801/
Farraain801/
Farhan77333,435/
Farzan777,892/
Forand771,990/
Farron77860/
Farang77566/
Ferand77535/
Varand77266/
Fahran77262/
Farant77201/
Farane77121/
Fajran77115/
Farram77104/
Fauran7784/
Farain7772/
Farean7750/
Varran7744/
Faraan7729/
Faraun7726/
Fargan7723/
Farrán7723/
Farahn7715/
Fairan7713/
Férand7711/
Fharan7710/
Faranh779/
Fatran778/
Farajn776/
Fearan775/
Faaran773/
Forran773/
Farann771/
Farond771/
Fayran771/
Farràn771/
Farhang7110,469/
Farhane715,805/
Farahan712,384/
Ferrant711,963/
Pharand711,914/
Farhaan711,686/
Farzanh711,220/
Faurean71127/
Farasin71121/
Faurant71120/
Farasyn71118/
Varrain71101/
Verrand7183/
Farrone7172/
Forrant7136/
Faarhan7133/
Farhanh7132/
Farante7129/
Fearron7127/
Fargant7127/
Forhand7125/
Faharan7122/
Farzaan7122/
Farrong7122/
Vaerand7121/
Fairant7120/
Varandh7119/
Ferrond7117/
Farhain7117/
Farahun7117/
Fatrane7117/
Pfarhan7114/
Fearain7111/
Farasen7110/
Faratin7110/
Faraain7110/
Farancz719/
Fharhan716/
Faraten715/
Farroon714/
Farhann714/
Varrant714/
Farhant713/
Fahrain713/
Farahnk713/
Farahyn713/
Faranhe712/
Forands712/
Farzain712/
Farhean712/
Fargain712/
Fourand712/
Farruon712/
Fhairan711/
Faijran711/
Fairamn711/
Fairank711/
Farayne711/
Farhanq711/
Faaraan711/
Farzhan711/
Foraind711/
Varhand711/
Faranck711/
Farroun711/
Hfarhan711/
Faurain711/
Faraine711/
Faratyn711/
Fahrzan711/
Fattran711/
Farzond711/
Farhhan711/
Forrain711/
Ffarhan711/
Pharran711/
Farangy711/
Fayrant711/
Forrayn711/
Farhahn711/
Farhanc711/
Fairain711/
Fahrhan711/
Far'ain711/
Faraaan711/
Farront710/
Vearran710/
Fearant710/
Fohrand710/
Ferhand710/
Varan6725,929/
Foran6711,133/
Faron676,209/
Faram672,432/
Farajneh671,115/
Farhatin67203/
Faraasen6790/
Faranová6739/
Farahain6736/
Farannte6723/
Faranova6721/
Farhound6717/
Farahsen679/
Farhaten676/
Farhaaan675/
Farahyna674/
Foerhand672/
Farahsin672/
Fourrain671/
Ferreant671/
Farahant671/
Faraitin671/
Farhoond671/
Farhahan671/
Forraine671/
Ferranth671/
Farhangh671/
Farahien671/
Ferrantt671/
Fourhand670/

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