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

The surname Farrand has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 130,248th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,097,739 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Farrand reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Farrand is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 61 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,335 people, or 1 in 155,229. In The United States Farrand is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and Indiana, where 4 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Farrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farrand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farrand surname increased 346 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farrand Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Methodist (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farrand surname are 14.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.63% registered with the political 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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