Faro is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Faro
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

Lastname is a variant of Phaire. Fare, or Phair, is a Gaelic personal name, and Mac Fare is still found in the Highlands. The family were introduced into Ireland temp. Oliver Cromwell, by Colonel Robert Phayre.

Is a variation of Ferrer. See Ferrers - The Itin. de la Norman gives nine places called Ferrière, and four called Ferrières, in Normandy, M. de Gerville considers the name to have some relation to the ancient iron-trade of that province, which is probable, but this very ancient and noble family were farriers is an absurd notion, originating probably in some heraldric and feudal allusions. Many of the numerous coat-armours assigned to the name contain horse-shoes, and at Oakham, the chief town of Rutlandshire, an ancient barony of the family, a custom prevails to this day of demanding a horse-shoe of every peer of the realm who passes through the town, or a composition in money. Henry de Ferieres, ancestor of the old Earls of Derby, was a tenant in capite under the Conqueror, and held enormous estates in many counties, his caput baroniæ being Tutbury, in Staffordshire. Collins. A tradition makes the original Ferrers Master of the Horse to the Conqueror. The following account is given in B.L.G., though no authority is cited. The family derive from Walchelin, a Norman, whose son Henry assumed the name of Ferriers, a small town of Gastinors in France, otherwise called Ferrières, from the iron-mines with which that country abounded.

Surname is the variant form of Fair. The light-complexioned or handsome man; one who lived or worked at the fair or market.

The variant form of the Ferrara. One who came from Ferrara, i.e., Forum Allienni, a province in Italy.

A form of Herrera. The worker in iron, a smith.

Lastname is a variation of Ferrers. Of Ferrieres; i.e., Forges or Iron-works in Normandy.

The lastname is the variant of Fair. Allusive to complexion. So the Latin Flavus, the French Blond, Blondel, etc., and the Italian Biondi, &c.
It is often found in composition with other words, in English family names, as will be seen below. Sometimes the epithet alludes to a personal peculiarity, as in Fairhead, Fairbeard, and sometimes to a local one, asin Fairford, Fairholm, Fairbank, Fairbridge, Fairburn.

Faro is a variant form of Phare. See Phaire - Fare, or Phair, is a Gaelic personal name, and Mac Fare is still found in the Highlands. The family were introduced into Ireland temp. Oliver Cromwell, by Colonel Robert Phayre.

How popular is Faro?

Faro is common in Guinea, South Africa, Italy, Brazil, Angola, Portugal, United States, Spain, Pakistan, France, Netherlands, Argentina, Mexico, Philippines, Nigeria, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Benin, Zimbabwe, Aruba, Indonesia, England.

Faro is ranked 20304 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Faros grew by 9.35 per cent to 947 since 2000 and ranked 25935 after elevating 558 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.33 91.8
Hispanic or Latino 8.24 4.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.01 0.58
Others 1.16 1.27
Faro is quite popular family name mostly used in Guinea however Aruba is ahead in terms of density. Around 26961 person has been found who wears Faro as their family name. Faro is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Faro:
138 Guinea6,200
1,648 South Africa4,123
4,358 Italy2,485
3,571 Brazil2,263
1,826 Angola1,775
659 Portugal1,500
23,803 United States1,448
4,184 Spain1,064
Countries with hundreds of Faro:
4,567 Pakistan991
19,760 France513
5,549 Netherlands507
7,183 Argentina503
6,427 Mexico456
34,870 Philippines446
22,455 Nigeria406
2,826 Iraq388
25,756 Egypt214
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
6,602 Benin197
14,642 Zimbabwe147
109 Aruba129
79,449 Indonesia120
31,110 England116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
16,048 Papua New Guinea69
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,347 Iran49
11,082 Venezuela48
62,809 Canada46
14,475 United Arab Emirates42
7,796 Lesotho41
225,763 Thailand39
7,260 Namibia36
49,759 Australia35
5,483 Syria34
20,666 Switzerland33
10,825 Afghanistan26
14,824 Dominican Republic23
163,016 Germany21
16,060 Uruguay17
492,263 India16
26,841 Niger15
322,587 Russia15
10,588 Solomon Islands11
122,870 Turkey11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
54,497 Morocco9
134,908 Malaysia8
17,617 Albania7
75,466 Israel6
116,183 Sweden6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Anna Faro was 30 years old when she migrated to S. Francisco on November 7, 1895. She lived in Grimaldi, Italy where she worked as farmer and took Burgundia from Jersey. Laborer Antonio Faro, Farmer Francesco Faro, 6 years old Giuseppa Faro, Giuseppe Faro (33) Country man, Laborer Lorenzo Faro, 17 years old Maria Teresa Faro, 43 years old Nicola Faro, Vincenzo Faro (27) Tailor, 49 years old Vincenzo Faro, are others that migrated to US from Havre, Jersey, Genoa, Naples and Marseilles & Naples.

From Germany

26 years old farmer Juow. Faro who was residing in Prussia migrated to United States on October 11, 1869 by Baltimore put out from Bremen. Carl Faro, aged 26, are other Faro that migrated to US.

Faro Namesakes

  • Saint Faro, count of Guines, was bishop of Meaux
  • Saint Faro, count of Guines, was bishop of Meaux
  • Rodrigo Faro, Brazilian actor, singer

Faro Namesakes

  • Saint Faro, count of Guines, was bishop of Meaux
  • Saint Faro, count of Guines, was bishop of Meaux
  • Rodrigo Faro, Brazilian actor, singer

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