View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Friar is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Friar is the 115,164^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,816,890 people. The last name Friar is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Friar live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136^th most commonly held first name globally, held by 47 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne 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. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Ghana, where 9 percent reside.

Friar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Friar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Friar surname rose 365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 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 holding the Friar surname is principally Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Friar last name are 14.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.84% being registered with the 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.