Farrant Surname

88,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Farrant 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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Farrant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1401:17,7452,550
Australia6241:43,2625,495
United States5051:717,74056,514
New Zealand4091:11,0721,935
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Wales1291:23,9892,518
France1151:577,58977,507
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Isle of Man371:2,320450
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7321:14,0742,107
Wales331:47,5282,451
Isle of Man231:2,360290
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Farrant (152) may also be a first name.

Farrant 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

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

From far, fare, signifying 'travel', and and, signifying 'life', 'spirit'.

Compare (Old German and E.) Ferrand.

It may, perhaps, be contracted from Ferdinand.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

For Ferrant or Ferrand. William Ferrand held one fee of the Honour of Montford, Normandy, c. 1165 (Feod. Norm. Duchesne). In 1203 Roger Ferrand, man at arms of the Earl of Leicester, was appointed to a serjeantry at Caen (Hardy, Rot. Norm. 83). In 1203 the estate of William F. was granted to others by King John (Ib. 76, 99). In 1305 Hugh was found son and heir of Henry Ferrant, and petitioned for the custody of Skipton Castle, York, as hereditary in his family (Roberts, Cal. Geneal. 708,795).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Farrand; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Farrant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farrant (Arabic: فارانت) is found most frequently in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,641st most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,345,062 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Farrant reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 746,252nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 152 people.

The surname Farrant is most widely held in England, where it is held by 3,140 people, or 1 in 17,745. In England Farrant is most frequent in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Kent, where 9 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Farrant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farrant has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 692 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 391 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farrant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Farrant surname are 11.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farrant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 397.97% more than the national average, earning R 1,183,370 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $53,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrants9397/
Farrante9319/
Farran928,051/
Farant92201/
Farrand863,474/
Ferrant861,963/
Faurant86120/
Forrant8636/
Farante8629/
Fargant8627/
Fairant8620/
Farrane868/
Farrain864/
Varrant864/
Farhant863/
Farranc861/
Farrhan861/
Fayrant861/
Farrann860/
Farront860/
Fearant860/
Faran833,108/
Farrands80333/
Fearrand8030/
Farannte8023/
Farrasin801/
Farrahan801/
Ferreant801/
Farahant801/
Ferranth801/
Farraain801/
Ferrantt801/
Farhan77333,435/
Farzan777,892/
Farron77860/
Farang77566/
Farand77507/
Fahran77262/
Forant77243/
Ferant77141/
Farane77121/
Fajran77115/
Farram77104/
Fauran7784/
Farain7772/
Farean7750/
Varran7744/
Faraan7729/
Faraun7726/
Fargan7723/
Farrán7723/
Farahn7715/
Fairan7713/
Fharan7710/
Faranh779/
Fatran778/
Farajn776/
Fearan775/
Varant775/
Faaran773/
Forran773/
Férant772/
Farann771/
Fayran771/
Farràn771/
Faront770/
Ferrand7122,458/
Farhang7110,469/
Farhane715,805/
Farzand714,713/
Farahan712,384/
Farhaan711,686/
Farzanh711,220/
Forante71359/
Faurand71165/
Farhand71135/
Faurean71127/
Farasin71121/
Farasyn71118/
Varrain71101/
Forrand7194/
Fairand7184/
Farrone7172/
Ferront7160/
Verrant7159/
Faarhan7133/
Farhanh7132/
Fearron7127/
Faharan7122/
Farzaan7122/
Farrong7122/
Farhain7117/
Farahun7117/
Fatrane7117/
Pharant7115/
Pfarhan7114/
Varrand7111/
Fearain7111/
Farasen7110/
Faratin7110/
Faraain7110/
Farancz719/
Fharhan716/
Faraten715/
Farroon714/
Farhann714/
Fahrain713/
Farahnk713/
Farahyn713/
Faranhe712/
Farzain712/
Farhean712/
Fargain712/
Farruon712/
Fhairan711/
Faijran711/
Fairamn711/
Fairank711/
Farajnd711/
Farands711/
Farayne711/
Farhanq711/
Faaraan711/
Farzhan711/
Forhant711/
Faronte711/
Faranck711/
Farroun711/
Hfarhan711/
Faurain711/
Faraine711/
Faratyn711/
Fahrzan711/
Fattran711/
Farhhan711/
Forrain711/
Feurant711/
Ffarhan711/
Pharran711/
Farangy711/
Forrayn711/
Foraint711/
Farhahn711/
Farhanc711/
Fairain711/
Fahrhan711/
Far'ain711/
Faraaan711/
Farrond710/
Vearran710/
Varan6725,929/
Foran6711,133/
Faron676,209/
Faram672,432/
Farajneh671,115/
Farhatin67203/
Faraasen6790/
Faranová6739/
Farahain6736/
Faranova6721/
Farahsen679/
Farahand677/
Farhaten676/
Farhaaan675/
Farahyna674/
Ferreint673/
Ferrrand672/
Farahsin672/
Fourrain671/
Faraitin671/
Fairaind671/
Farzaund671/
Farounte671/
Farhahan671/
Forraine671/
Ferranhd671/
Farzandh671/
Farhangh671/
Farahien671/

Farrant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farrant in the Arabic language
فارانتfarant-

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