Farthing Surname

65,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Farthing Surname Definition:

(1) Local or nickname.

Geoffrey Ferthing, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Ferthing, 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Richard Ferthing, Close Rolls, 18 Edw I.

Robertus Farthing, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

(a) Local, 'of Faringdon,' a parish in Berkshire.

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Farthing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9281:92,27610,369
England2,2411:24,8633,424
Australia6701:40,2925,202
Canada4601:80,0998,949
Wales1171:26,4492,746
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Scotland371:144,6988,671
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5261:15,9732,353
Wales411:38,2542,050
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7411:67,7727,356

Farthing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Local or nickname.

Geoffrey Ferthing, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Ferthing, 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Richard Ferthing, Close Rolls, 18 Edw I.

Robertus Farthing, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

(a) Local, 'of Faringdon,' a parish in Berkshire.

Thomas Fartheyn, 1311. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Fardeyn, 1330. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Farendyn, 1323. Writs of Parliament.

The three entries above refer to one individual.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Farthegn [Old English fœr, travel + þeg(e)n, thane, warrior] 2 a nickname or local name [Middle English ferthing, Old English feórðing, a fourth part, farthing] Cp. Penny.

William Ferthing.—Parl. Writs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This may be the same as Farden, and of local origin. "Fardan," says Lower, "occurs as an undertenant in Domesday."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Danish, Warding; from the German, Wardein; from the Dutch, Fardon, Vaarting; from the Flemish, Verdeyen; in the Domesday Book, Fardan, Fardein (Saxon tenants); a personal name.$

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

In 1808, Mrs. Jane Farthing died at Taunton, aged 62 (T.) The Frosts are now numerous in the Bridgewater district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Farthing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farthing occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farthing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farthing is the 65,460th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 955,744 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Farthing are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,928 people, or 1 in 92,276. In The United States Farthing is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Farthing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Farthing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Farthing last name grew 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 308 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 750 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farthing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farthing surname are 24.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farthing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.45% more than the national average, earning R 371,784 per year; in United States they earn 6.54% less than the national average, earning $40,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $48,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fartthing944/
Farthings940/
Farting936/
Farthng932/
Farthin931/
Forthing883/
Farthina882/
Forthin8023/
Varting8018/
Forting806/
Ferting805/
Fartain804/
Fartein802/
Farthim802/
Fartine800/
Forthink7524/
Vaarting7521/
Fartheen754/
Fourthin753/
Fortoing753/
Fartõgin751/
Farhtain751/
Fourting751/
Fasrtain751/
Farthene750/
Fortting750/
Fourtoing71111/
Fortuin6731,579/
Fortein671,451/
Fortine67543/
Fortain67259/
Fortung6780/
Vorting6763/
Verting6723/
Vartain6716/
Vartein678/
Fortijn674/
Varthen672/
Forthim670/

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