Farren Surname
Approximately 8,165 people bear this surname
Farren 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 SurnameFarren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,691 | 1:98,201 | 10,929 |
| England | 1,645 | 1:33,871 | 4,479 |
| Ireland | 967 | 1:4,870 | 806 |
| Northern Ireland | 440 | 1:4,193 | 828 |
| Philippines | 338 | 1:299,521 | 42,538 |
| Scotland | 243 | 1:22,032 | 2,512 |
| Canada | 227 | 1:162,315 | 16,369 |
| Australia | 206 | 1:131,047 | 14,245 |
| South Africa | 182 | 1:297,680 | 28,740 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 715 | 1:6,196 | 994 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 587 | 1:41,525 | 5,240 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 851 | 1:59,011 | 6,532 |
Farren (1,120) may also be a first name.
Farren 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.
V. Farran.
The main sept, Ó Faracháin, is of Donegal.
Farren is also substituted for Fearon, q.v. MIF 103. Map Don
(Irish) Grandson of Arachan.
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.
Robert and Guarin Farin were of Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry and Roger Ferun of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Flemish, Farin; a personal name.
Farren Demographics
Average Farren Salary in
United States
$47,755 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Farren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farren Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farren (Arabic: فارن, Russian: Фаррэн) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farren? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,571st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 892,535 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Farren are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 238,240th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 1,120 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,691 people, or 1 in 98,201. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 12 percent live.
Farren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Farren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Farren surname rose 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 135 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,215 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farren Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Farren surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States Farren are 3.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.18% registered with the political party.
The amount Farren earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 57.49% more than the national average, earning R 374,256 per year; in United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $55,527 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farren Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farren in the Russian language | ||
| Фаррэн | farren | - |
| Farren in the Arabic language | ||
| فارن | farn | - |
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