Farrent Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFarrent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
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.
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.
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.
Farrent Demographics
Farrent Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Farrent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farrent Come From? nationality or country of origin
Farrent has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Farrent? popularity and diffusion
Farrent is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Farrent occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Farrent reside; 54 percent reside in Australasia and 54 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Farrent is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,285,510. In Australia it is most frequent in: South Australia, where 86 percent are found and New South Wales, where 14 percent are found. Barring Australia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.
Farrent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Farrent has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Farrent surname declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Farrent Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Farrent last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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