Farrier Surname

124,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Farrier Surname Definition:

Farrar: the man who shoes horses. Fearon is a smith; also Ferrier.

Farrier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9781:183,24518,281
England8141:68,4507,913
Costa Rica1971:24,264798
Trinidad and Tobago1591:8,5781,234
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Australia991:272,68424,601
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Jamaica501:57,3993,142
Wales271:114,6128,773
Grenada261:4,174559
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Panama101:391,2268,067
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4561:53,4556,419
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:116,51711,457

Farrier (12) may also be a first name.

Farrier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Farrar: the man who shoes horses. Fearon is a smith; also Ferrier.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Farrier: a shoer of horses.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Farrier Last Name Facts

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

Farrier is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrier? popularity and diffusion

Farrier is the 124,370th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,987,874 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Farrier are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Farrier is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The last name Farrier is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,978 people, or 1 in 183,245. In The United States Farrier is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Farrier is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 5 percent reside.

Farrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Farrier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Farrier surname grew 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 84 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farrier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Farrier surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Farrier surname are 2.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farrier earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning R 234,372 per year; in United States they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $43,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairrier933/
Farraier931/
Farriher930/
Farrer926,900/
Farrie92208/
Farier9261/
Farrir924/
Ferrier8621,058/
Farrior861,937/
Farries86691/
Varrier86602/
Pfarrer86407/
Fairier86207/
Forrier86108/
Fairrie86105/
Farrher8622/
Farrere8615/
Farried8615/
Fairrer8614/
Farzier8610/
Fariere862/
Fharrer861/
Fearier861/
Fearrer861/
Fahrrer861/
Fariert861/
Faurier861/
Farrerr861/
Farriet861/
Farriez861/
Farryer860/
Farriee860/
Farraer860/
Fariher860/
Fahrier860/
Farriey860/
Fearrie860/
Farroir860/
Farer83219/
Farie8369/
Fourrier804,816/
Fautrier80141/
Vearrier80103/
Forriere80101/
Farraire8034/
Farreyre8030/
Pfarrher8010/
Ffarrher806/
Farrehrr804/
Fairries803/
Ferrijer803/
Foorrier802/
Fairrior801/
Ferrierr801/
Farrettr801/
Fearreir801/
Farriett800/
Foirrier800/
Faarzier800/
Ferrer77333,663/
Faried7711,078/
Faurie775,182/
Forrer773,980/
Faries771,919/
Fahrer771,215/
Varier771,091/
Varrie77646/
Forier77530/
Fargie77424/
Fearer77281/
Farger77262/
Fairer77189/
Ferier77170/
Fariez7782/
Fairie7777/
Faurer7767/
Fajrie7763/
Farher7755/
Farrér7750/
Fahrir7748/
Farrèr7741/
Fareer7734/
Férrer7731/
Fajrir7722/
Farzer7717/
Ferrir7717/
Forrie7716/
Fayrer7710/
Pfarer778/
Farhie777/
Farere777/
Varrer775/
Farije775/
Varrir774/
Farihe774/
Farire773/
Fariey773/
Fajrer773/
Faryer772/
Farzie772/
Farriá772/
Förrer772/
Faruer771/
Fariet771/
Färrer771/
Férier771/
Fayrie771/
Farrié771/
Fariea771/
Fariee771/
Fariðe771/
Pfarie771/
Faroer770/
Fearie770/
Fharer770/
Fourriere75101/
Pfarrherr7556/
Forrierre7547/
Feautrier7516/
Farrehyar7514/
Fautriere757/
Fourrgier750/
Verrier718,653/
Fourier711,031/
Ferreir71320/
Faraire71253/
Pferrer71130/
Fauries7194/
Pfarher7192/
Farherr7182/
Fourrer7167/
Foerier7161/
Pfahrer7152/
Farrehi7145/
Vorrier7129/
Fairies7128/
Forriez7128/
Ferrrer7127/
Foriere7122/
Ferreer7121/
Feirrer7119/
Pfarger7112/
Foirier7112/
Fauriez7112/
Ferrerr718/
Feurier718/
Ferrair717/
Variyer716/
Feerrer716/
Farheer715/
Fourrie714/
Ferroir713/
Faurère713/
Fahrger712/
Fariest711/
Fharger711/
Fhearer711/
Feerier711/
Farhert711/
Farieeh711/
Fariett711/
Farruggior711/
Forgier711/
Forre'r711/
Farrour711/
Farajer711/
Faurere711/
Faroure711/
Farhuer711/
Farjher711/
Farjire711/
Foerrer711/
Feurrer711/
Ferreur711/
Farieth711/
Fariezs711/
Fairiez711/
Farriha711/
Fearger710/
Fareire710/
Fahruer710/
Vearier710/
Feargie710/
Pharrer710/
Farge673,431/
Forer671,435/
Farje67923/
Farji67809/
Foutrier67303/
Varer67293/
Forir67259/
Farajieh67171/
Varie67166/
Ferir67151/
Farrayre6773/
Pfarherr6764/
Pharries6754/
Forie6752/
Veyrrier6727/
Vorreier6725/
Faharjie6724/
Veurrier6718/
Farir6717/
Forriest6714/
Farayare679/
Forrière678/
Fahrojie677/
Férir676/
Varriyar674/
Fahrujie674/
Farijieh674/
Voirrier674/
Fouruier672/
Farye671/
Foureier671/
Pfarheer671/
Farajeer671/
Farayreh671/
Fairujie671/
Fareeher671/
Fareyare671/
Fourgier671/
Fouriere671/
D'Ferrer671/
Fahriyar671/
Farreeed671/
Farihead670/
Farayher670/
Fahruyer670/
Farhauer670/
Fareaher670/

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