Farren Surname

61,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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.

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Farren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6911:98,20110,929
England1,6451:33,8714,479
Ireland9671:4,870806
Northern Ireland4401:4,193828
Philippines3381:299,52142,538
Scotland2431:22,0322,512
Canada2271:162,31516,369
Australia2061:131,04714,245
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
France421:1,581,493147,826
Chile311:568,27313,994
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Wales191:162,87011,152
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Jersey51:19,8403,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7151:6,196994
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5871:41,5255,240
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8511:59,0116,532

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.

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

V. Farran.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The main sept, Ó Faracháin, is of Donegal.

Farren is also substituted for Fearon, q.v. MIF 103. Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Arachan.

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

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

Robert and Guarin Farin were of Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry and Roger Ferun of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Farin; a personal name.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrenq92184/
Farrent9241/
Farreng9228/
Farrend9217/
Farrenc929/
Farrenn921/
Farrien921/
Fasrren921/
Faerren921/
Farreen920/
Farruen920/
Pfarren920/
Faren91491/
Fearrien8630/
Farzreen861/
Fareen831,567/
Ferren831,543/
Fahren83689/
Farrin83579/
Forren83567/
Farenq83174/
Faeren83142/
Farzen83136/
Fairen83112/
Varren8381/
Farien8359/
Faaren8345/
Fareng8338/
Fearen8326/
Farent836/
Faraen836/
Farrem834/
Farenn832/
Fauren831/
Farend831/
Fayren831/
Farrne830/
Farn80609/
Farzeen77635/
Faurent77135/
Ferrien77134/
Farring7763/
Fearrin7759/
Faurien7732/
Faureng7722/
Farrina7713/
Forrend7710/
Forrent775/
Fhareen774/
Forrien774/
Varrien773/
Fayrene772/
Ferreen772/
Faireen772/
Fareend772/
Farrion771/
Pharren771/
Faureen771/
Faharen771/
Fairend771/
Fairene771/
Faareen771/
Fasreen771/
Farenne771/
Fargeen771/
Ferraen771/
Farryna771/
Fearien770/
Ferrenn770/
Farin7312,439/
Fearn738,076/
Farne732,395/
Foren73407/
Feren73388/
Varen73292/
Faryn73280/
Fairn73203/
Farhn7322/
Farén7317/
Farem7315/
Farng7314/
Farnc739/
Farnn738/
Farnø737/
Fahrn732/
Ferrn731/
Farnq731/
Fajrn731/
Fären731/
Fatrn731/
Forrn730/
Farnt730/
Fourrien7160/
Faihrien7115/
Farenova712/
Fearring710/
Farina6765,771/
Ferrin6711,806/
Farzin679,477/
Fajrin676,076/
Faryna673,469/
Farion671,792/
Faryon671,048/
Varrin67562/
Fearne67329/
Forien67225/
Vorren67185/
Fehren67177/
Fahrin67171/
Ferenț67164/
Fargin67136/
Fairin67108/
Faring6791/
Verren6786/
Fearin6781/
Farrim6776/
Fatrin6773/
Varien6751/
Fareem6730/
Fajryn6728/
Foreen6724/
Vareen6723/
Feeren6723/
Ferien6717/
Fasrin6715/
Forrin6712/
Forend6711/
Fahrne6711/
Forent6711/
Foreng6710/
Fairén677/
Forzen677/
Fouren676/
Farint676/
Fairne676/
Vaeren675/
Faurin675/
Foremn674/
Fereen674/
Fohren674/
Pharen673/
Varuen672/
Faarne672/
Farynk672/
Foresn672/
Forrem672/
Farzyn672/
Feiren672/
Farinn672/
Ferrìn672/
Fasrnt672/
Fheren672/
Fharin671/
Fayrin671/
Fayrne671/
Faerin671/
Faruin671/
Forrnd671/
Fooren671/
Varenn671/
Vearen671/
Fuiren671/
Fargne671/
Fearnk671/
Férien671/
Farnne671/
Ffarin671/
Faharn671/
Farind671/
Fearng670/
Forenn670/
Fahrnn670/
Forehn670/
Farink670/
Vairen670/
Farndt670/

Farren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farren in the Russian language
Фаррэнfarren-
Farren in the Arabic language
فارنfarn-

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