176.41 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Friar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Friar is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Friar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 115,164^th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,816,890 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Friar reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Friar is also the 1,467,136^th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 47 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,426 people, or 1 in 149,406. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Ghana, where 9 percent reside.

Friar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Friar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Friar surname expanded 365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Friar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Friar last name is chiefly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States Friar are 14.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Friar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning $39,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,367 CAD per year.