Farrely Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Farrely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farrely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Farrely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farrely is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrely? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Farrely occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Farrely reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Farrely is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside and Virginia, where 15 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Farrely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Farrely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 7 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farrely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Farrely last name is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

Farrely earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,361 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farrely
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