Farmer is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Farmer
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The variant form of the Fermor. Low Lat.firmarius. French fermier, a farmer. This word is in modern times used as the equivalent of agriculturist, whether a tenant or not. Originally it meant, one who held of another anything for a profitable use, and paid him a red ditus or rent. Thus taxes, customs, etc. were farmed as well as lands. LeFarmer, and de la Fermer, are found in Hundred Rolls. The family of Fermor (Baronet, 1725), came into England from France temp. Edward III., and settled in Sussex.

See Fermor - Low Lat.firmarius. French fermier, a farmer. This word is in modern times used as the equivalent of agriculturist, whether a tenant or not. Originally it meant, one who held of another anything for a profitable use, and paid him a red ditus or rent. Thus taxes, customs, etc. were farmed as well as lands. LeFarmer, and de la Fermer, are found in Hundred Rolls. The family of Fermor (Baronet, 1725), came into England from France temp. Edward III., and settled in Sussex.

Family name is the variant of the Farmar. See Fermor - Low Lat.firmarius. French fermier, a farmer. This word is in modern times used as the equivalent of agriculturist, whether a tenant or not. Originally it meant, one who held of another anything for a profitable use, and paid him a red ditus or rent. Thus taxes, customs, etc. were farmed as well as lands. LeFarmer, and de la Fermer, are found in Hundred Rolls. The family of Fermor (Baronet, 1725), came into England from France temp. Edward III., and settled in Sussex.

A variant form of Farm. From residence at one.

One who farmed the revenue, a tax collector.

How popular is Farmer?

Farmer is common in United States, England, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Iran, Scotland, New Zealand, Wales, Namibia, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Austria, Barbados, France, Germany, Palestine, Thailand, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Farmer is ranked 4303 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Farmer bearers increased by 1.91 per cent in 2010 US census to 69617 since 2000, the surname slipped by 49 spots and ranked at 480. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.16 79.01
Black 17.45 16.88
Hispanic or Latino 2.07 1.35
Others 1.82 1.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.05 0.99
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.34
Farmer is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Barbados lie ahead in terms of density. Around 131010 people have been found who wears Farmer as their family name. Farmer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Farmer:
430 United States91,676
473 England15,989
Countries with thousands of Farmer:
667 Australia5,877
1,373 South Africa4,927
1,615 Canada3,428
4,225 Iran2,148
619 Scotland1,517
Countries with hundreds of Farmer:
735 New Zealand980
412 Wales818
588 Namibia714
938 Northern Ireland376
1,830 Ireland283
5,935 Austria232
326 Barbados180
64,499 France148
48,011 Germany135
4,360 Palestine128
101,799 Thailand118
22,576 Spain111
1,680 Trinidad and Tobago108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
447 Bahamas97
7,573 Chile70
6,042 Liberia62
3,674 Singapore60
7,566 Kuwait58
7,170 Dominican Republic54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
40,368 Netherlands46
9,263 Botswana44
291,059 India39
140,497 Philippines34
7,685 Qatar31
44,226 Malaysia30
170,033 Brazil29
4,206 Jamaica28
26,446 Switzerland24
767 Guernsey22
30,806 Mexico22
32,003 Sweden22
53,776 Zimbabwe20
1,008 Isle of Man18
58,718 Belgium17
15,474 Ecuador14
3,360 Hong Kong14
1,520 Jersey14
6,847 Panama14
5,530 China13
45,186 Japan13
30,183 Denmark12
410,938 Indonesia11
110,230 Italy11
14,089 Yemen11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
91,312 Czechia8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8
34,489 Peru7
15,363 Ghana6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 22 years old immigrant Edward Farmer who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 12, 1846 by Ottowa put out from Liverpool. Maid Biddy Farmer, Ann Farmer, aged 16, Thomas Farmer, aged 42, Peddler or Pedlar William Farmer, Mathew Farmer (56) Workman, Workwoman Anne Farmer, 17 years old Rose Farmer, 15 years old Aly Farmer, and 134 other Farmer around 45.07% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and spinster, blacksmith migrated to US.

From Germany

52 years old laborer Jacob Farmer who was residing in Switzerland migrated to USA on August 8, 1864 by London put out from Liverpool. Farmer John Farmer, Ludw. Farmer (28) Baker, Laborer Caspar Farmer, Joh. Farmer, aged 23, Joh. Farmer, aged 21, 26 years old Louise Farmer, Carl Farmer, Jacob Farmer, 30 years old Ernst Farmer, and 7 other Farmer majority of whom were farmer and others worked as merchant and servant migrated to US from Havre & London, Bremen & Southampton, Liverpool & Queenstown and Hamburg.

Farmer Namesakes

  • Richard Farmer, Shakespearean scholar and Master of Emmanuel College
  • John Bretland Farmer, British botanist
  • Moses G. Farmer, electrical engineer and inventor
  • Beverley Farmer, Australian novelist and short story writer
  • Emily Farmer, English watercolour painter
  • F. R. Farmer, British nuclear regulator and later an academic at Imperial College London
  • David Farmer, theatre director, playwright
  • Penelope Farmer, English fiction writer well
  • Tony Farmer, American basketball player
  • Luke Farmer, Australian rules football field umpire
  • Anthony Farmer, Englishman nominated by King James II to the office of President of Magdalen College
  • Paul Farmer, American medical anthropologist and physician
  • J. Doyne Farmer, American complex systems scientist and entrepreneur with interests
  • Philip José Farmer, American author
  • Art Farmer, American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player
  • James Farmer, James Leonard Farmer Jr
  • Frances Farmer, American actress and television host
  • Mylène Farmer, Canadian-born French singer, songwriter
  • Graham Farmer, retired Australian rules football player and coach
  • Pat Farmer, Member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Mark Farmer, British comic book artist
  • Seymour Farmer, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Joseph John Farmer, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Donald Farmer, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Fannie Farmer, American culinary expert whose 'Boston Cooking-School Cook Book' became a widely used culinary text
  • Evan Farmer, Evan Ragland Farmer, Jr
  • Gary Farmer, Canadian actor and musician
  • Bill Farmer, American voice actor and comedian
  • Dan Farmer, pioneer
  • Red Farmer, former NASCAR racecar driver
  • Suzan Farmer, English film and television actress
  • Mimsy Farmer, American actress, artist and sculptor
  • Ed Farmer, American former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Nancy Farmer, American author of children's and young adult books and science fiction
  • Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur
  • Mike Farmer, retired American basketball player and coach
  • Jim Farmer, retired American professional basketball player
  • Kenneth Farmer, Canadian Chartered Accountant
  • Randy Farmer, American game developer
  • Richie Farmer, American former collegiate basketball player and Republican Party politician
  • Ken Farmer, Australian rules football player
  • Desmon Farmer, American professional basketball player
  • Todd Farmer, American screenwriter and actor known for his work
  • Danny Farmer, former American football wide receiver
  • Tessa Farmer, artist based in London
  • Ted Farmer, English former footballer
  • Brian Farmer, English professional footballer
  • Terry Farmer, English footballer

Farmer Namesakes

  • Richard Farmer, Shakespearean scholar and Master of Emmanuel College
  • John Bretland Farmer, British botanist
  • Moses G. Farmer, electrical engineer and inventor
  • Beverley Farmer, Australian novelist and short story writer
  • Emily Farmer, English watercolour painter
  • F. R. Farmer, British nuclear regulator and later an academic at Imperial College London
  • David Farmer, theatre director, playwright
  • Penelope Farmer, English fiction writer well
  • Tony Farmer, American basketball player
  • Luke Farmer, Australian rules football field umpire
  • Anthony Farmer, Englishman nominated by King James II to the office of President of Magdalen College
  • Paul Farmer, American medical anthropologist and physician
  • J. Doyne Farmer, American complex systems scientist and entrepreneur with interests
  • Philip José Farmer, American author
  • Art Farmer, American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player
  • James Farmer, James Leonard Farmer Jr
  • Frances Farmer, American actress and television host
  • Mylène Farmer, Canadian-born French singer, songwriter
  • Graham Farmer, retired Australian rules football player and coach
  • Pat Farmer, Member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Mark Farmer, British comic book artist
  • Seymour Farmer, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Joseph John Farmer, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Donald Farmer, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Fannie Farmer, American culinary expert whose 'Boston Cooking-School Cook Book' became a widely used culinary text
  • Evan Farmer, Evan Ragland Farmer, Jr
  • Gary Farmer, Canadian actor and musician
  • Bill Farmer, American voice actor and comedian
  • Dan Farmer, pioneer
  • Red Farmer, former NASCAR racecar driver
  • Suzan Farmer, English film and television actress
  • Mimsy Farmer, American actress, artist and sculptor
  • Ed Farmer, American former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Nancy Farmer, American author of children's and young adult books and science fiction
  • Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur
  • Mike Farmer, retired American basketball player and coach
  • Jim Farmer, retired American professional basketball player
  • Kenneth Farmer, Canadian Chartered Accountant
  • Randy Farmer, American game developer
  • Richie Farmer, American former collegiate basketball player and Republican Party politician
  • Ken Farmer, Australian rules football player
  • Desmon Farmer, American professional basketball player
  • Todd Farmer, American screenwriter and actor known for his work
  • Danny Farmer, former American football wide receiver
  • Tessa Farmer, artist based in London
  • Ted Farmer, English former footballer
  • Brian Farmer, English professional footballer
  • Terry Farmer, English footballer

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