Farquhar is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Farquhar
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

A common Scottish surname — the same as the Irish Ferchard, an ancient personal name in both countries. The London Farquhars spring from Aberdeenshire.

The son of Farquhar meaning "friendly".

The family name is the variant form of Farkas. One who lived at the sign of the wolf; one with wolflike qualities.

How popular is Farquhar?

Farquhar is common in United States, Scotland, Australia, England, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Ireland.

Farquhar is ranked 41244 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Farquhar bearers increased by 1.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 2714 since 2000, the surname slipped by 628 spots and ranked at 11584. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.79 92.64
Black 3.46 3
Hispanic or Latino 2.62 1.95
Others 1.77 1.09
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.74 0.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.63 0.64
Farquhar is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Antigua and Barbuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 12687 people have been found who wears Farquhar as their family name. Farquhar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Farquhar:
10,097 United States4,036
400 Scotland2,458
2,319 Australia1,640
4,571 England1,612
3,359 Canada1,481
Countries with hundreds of Farquhar:
1,164 New Zealand659
20,823 South Africa282
1,582 Northern Ireland185
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,716 Wales61
287 Antigua and Barbuda59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,313 Singapore26
5,298 Jamaica18
10,911 Ireland15
244,602 France15
102,971 Malaysia11
75,241 Spain11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
375,391 Brazil9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
447,191 Thailand9
81,336 Sweden9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
92,581 Zimbabwe8
8,814 Trinidad and Tobago8
50,907 Norway7
340,600 Germany6
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Farquhar Namesakes

  • William Henry Farquhar, American
  • Simon Farquhar, British writer
  • Meg Farquhar, first female professional golfer
  • John Hanson Farquhar, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Percival Farquhar, American investor with extensive interests
  • Anthony Farquhar, Roman Catholic emeritus Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor
  • Marilyn Farquhar, pathologist and cellular biologist, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Pathology
  • George Farquhar, Irish dramatist
  • William Farquhar, employee of the East India Company
  • Norman von Heldreich Farquhar, officer
  • Francis P. Farquhar, American mountaineer
  • Ryan Farquhar, professional motorcycle racer
  • Horace Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar, British financier
  • Thomas Farquhar, Canadian politician and businessman
  • Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player
  • Gary Farquhar, part time professional football
  • John M. Farquhar, United States Representative
  • Stuart Farquhar, male javelin thrower from New Zealand

Farquhar Namesakes

  • William Henry Farquhar, American
  • Simon Farquhar, British writer
  • Meg Farquhar, first female professional golfer
  • John Hanson Farquhar, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Percival Farquhar, American investor with extensive interests
  • Anthony Farquhar, Roman Catholic emeritus Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor
  • Marilyn Farquhar, pathologist and cellular biologist, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Pathology
  • George Farquhar, Irish dramatist
  • William Farquhar, employee of the East India Company
  • Norman von Heldreich Farquhar, officer
  • Francis P. Farquhar, American mountaineer
  • Ryan Farquhar, professional motorcycle racer
  • Horace Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar, British financier
  • Thomas Farquhar, Canadian politician and businessman
  • Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player
  • Gary Farquhar, part time professional football
  • John M. Farquhar, United States Representative
  • Stuart Farquhar, male javelin thrower from New Zealand

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