Farrow Surname

18,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Farrow Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname from the Boar or Pig [Old English fearh]

Farrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,8321:26,2043,298
England9,9441:5,603795
Australia2,5101:10,7551,595
Canada1,8021:20,4472,824
Northern Ireland3701:4,987949
New Zealand3701:12,2392,128
South Africa3371:160,76518,041
Scotland2221:24,1162,663
Wales2071:14,9491,631
Israel1471:58,2157,456
Trinidad and Tobago1161:11,7581,597
France541:1,230,050127,496
Spain481:974,00136,812
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Jersey301:3,307613
India291:26,450,530346,896
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,5031:4,429665
Scotland791:47,3823,344
Wales511:30,7531,694
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3221:21,6272,727

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the boar or pig.

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

For Farra, or Farrer, armorially identified.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Faro; a personal name.

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

Farrow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farrow is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Farrow.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,221st most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 240,664 people. The last name Farrow is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Farrow reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 197 people.

The surname Farrow is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 13,832 people, or 1 in 26,204. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Farrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farrow has changed over time. 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 contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Farrow surname are 12.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.78% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairrow92159/
Farrrow922/
Farrouw921/
Farrowe921/
Farow9149/
D'Farrow861/
Forrow83270/
Ferrow83230/
Fairow8378/
Varrow8369/
Fahrow8343/
Faroow8312/
Farowe8310/
Fearow835/
Farraw832/
Farows831/
Farrof831/
Farowa831/
Farrov831/
Fargow830/
Pharrow7733/
Faroowe772/
Faurowa772/
Pfarrof771/
Ferroow771/
Fearows771/
Fourrow771/
Farroft771/
Farov7372/
Ferow7343/
Faraw7332/
Farof7312/
Forow733/
Farob732/
Varow731/
Faruw731/
Farrouvh711/
Farawe67116/
Farova6763/
Verrow6731/
Fargov6725/
Varrov6722/
Faroof6720/
Faroif6719/
Pharow6711/
Forowa676/
Feerow676/
Faerov675/
Ferraw675/
Fairof674/
Farhov674/
Faroob673/
Faroov673/
Farrav672/
Faroib672/
Faroub672/
Farouf672/
Fehrow672/
Forowe672/
Feirow671/
Faurov671/
Faroiv671/
Forgow671/
Faroev671/
Fearov671/
Farzof671/
Farofe671/
Ferrov671/
Farhof671/
Fahrob671/
Farzaw671/
Vearow670/
Fasraw670/
Foroow670/
Faurob670/
Forraw670/

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