Farrow Surname
Approximately 30,281 people bear this surname
Farrow Surname Definition:
(English) a nickname from the Boar or Pig [Old English fearh]
Farrow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,832 | 1:26,204 | 3,298 |
| England | 9,944 | 1:5,603 | 795 |
| Australia | 2,510 | 1:10,755 | 1,595 |
| Canada | 1,802 | 1:20,447 | 2,824 |
| Northern Ireland | 370 | 1:4,987 | 949 |
| New Zealand | 370 | 1:12,239 | 2,128 |
| South Africa | 337 | 1:160,765 | 18,041 |
| Scotland | 222 | 1:24,116 | 2,663 |
| Wales | 207 | 1:14,949 | 1,631 |
| Israel | 147 | 1:58,215 | 7,456 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 116 | 1:11,758 | 1,597 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Jersey | 30 | 1:3,307 | 613 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1:15,973 | 1,430 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,503 | 1:4,429 | 665 |
| Scotland | 79 | 1:47,382 | 3,344 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:30,753 | 1,694 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,322 | 1:21,627 | 2,727 |
Farrow (197) may also be a first name.
Farrow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) a nickname from the Boar or Pig [Old English fearh]
(English) Dweller at the sign of the boar or pig.
For Farra, or Farrer, armorially identified.
From the Dutch, Faro; a personal name.
Farrow Demographics
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Farrow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farrow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farrow occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farrow? popularity and diffusion
Farrow is the 18,221st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 240,664 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Farrow live; 52 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 197 people.
Farrow is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,832 people, or 1 in 26,204. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Farrow exists in 64 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Farrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Farrow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Farrow last name grew 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 406 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Farrow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Farrow surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Farrow last name are 12.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.78% registered with the political party.
The amount Farrow earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.44% more than the national average, earning R 288,588 per year; in United States they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $40,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $51,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairrow | 92 | 159 | / |
| Farrrow | 92 | 2 | / |
| Farrouw | 92 | 1 | / |
| Farrowe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Farow | 91 | 49 | / |
| D'Farrow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forrow | 83 | 270 | / |
| Ferrow | 83 | 230 | / |
| Fairow | 83 | 78 | / |
| Varrow | 83 | 69 | / |
| Fahrow | 83 | 43 | / |
| Faroow | 83 | 12 | / |
| Farowe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Fearow | 83 | 5 | / |
| Farraw | 83 | 2 | / |
| Farows | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farrof | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farrov | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fargow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Pharrow | 77 | 33 | / |
| Faroowe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faurowa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pfarrof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ferroow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fearows | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fourrow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farroft | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farov | 73 | 72 | / |
| Ferow | 73 | 43 | / |
| Faraw | 73 | 32 | / |
| Farof | 73 | 12 | / |
| Forow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Farob | 73 | 2 | / |
| Varow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faruw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farrouvh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farawe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Farova | 67 | 63 | / |
| Verrow | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fargov | 67 | 25 | / |
| Varrov | 67 | 22 | / |
| Faroof | 67 | 20 | / |
| Faroif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pharow | 67 | 11 | / |
| Forowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Feerow | 67 | 6 | / |
| Faerov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ferraw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fairof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Farhov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faroob | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faroov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farrav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faroib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faroub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farouf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fehrow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Forowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feirow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faurov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faroiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forgow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faroev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fearov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farzof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferrov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farhof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahrob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farzaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vearow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fasraw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foroow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Faurob | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forraw | 67 | 0 | / |
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