Farrent Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Farrent 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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Farrent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Farrent 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

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

Farrent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farrent is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Farrent click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrent? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Farrent occurs mostly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Farrent are found; 54 percent are found in Australasia and 54 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,285,510. In Australia Farrent is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 86 percent live and New South Wales, where 14 percent live. Other than Australia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Farrent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Farrent has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Farrent last name decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farrent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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Farrente931/
Farrents930/
Farren928,165/
Farent926/
Farrenq86184/
Faurent86135/
Ferrent8645/
Farreng8628/
Farrend8617/
Farrenc869/
Forrent865/
Farente864/
Farrenn861/
Farrien861/
Fasrren861/
Varrent861/
Farreen860/
Farruen860/
Pfarren860/
Faren83491/
Farnt830/
Fearrien8030/
Fahrentz8027/
Forrente803/
Farzreen801/
Ferent771,700/
Fareen771,567/
Fahren77689/
Farrin77579/
Forren77567/
Farenq77174/
Farzen77136/
Fairen77112/
Varren7781/
Farien7759/
Faaren7745/
Fareng7738/
Fearen7726/
Forent7711/
Varent779/
Farint776/
Faraen776/
Farrem774/
Farenn772/
Fasrnt772/
Fauren771/
Farend771/
Fayren771/
Farnte770/
Farrne770/
Farndt770/
Farn73609/
Farzeen71635/
Verrent7184/
Farring7163/
Fearrin7159/
Faurien7132/
Forente7128/
Faureng7122/
Ferenth7113/
Farrina7113/
Forrend7110/
Fhareen714/
Forrien714/
Varrien713/
Farzend713/
Fayrene712/
Ferrend712/
Faireen712/
Fareend712/
Farrion711/
Pharent711/
Pharren711/
Faureen711/
Faharen711/
Fairend711/
Fairene711/
Faareen711/
Fasreen711/
Forenth711/
Fourent711/
Fariend711/
Farenne711/
Fargeen711/
Forentz711/
Forient711/
Farryna711/
Fearien710/
Farin6712,439/
Fearn678,076/
Farne672,395/
Foren67407/
Varen67292/
Faryn67280/
Fairn67203/
Fornt67141/
Fourrien6760/
Fehrendt6726/
Farhn6722/
Farén6717/
Faihrien6715/
Farem6715/
Farng6714/
Farnc679/
Farnn678/
Farnø677/
Farenova672/
Fahrn672/
Farnq671/
Fajrn671/
Fatrn671/
Forrn670/
Fearring670/

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