Farr is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Farr
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

A parish in Sutherlandshire; a place in Inverness-shire.

Surname Farr is the form of Farr. A parish in Sutherlandshire; a place in Inverness-shire.

Dweller at the sign of the bull or boar; one who came from Farr meaning "passage," in Sutherland.

The lastname is the variant of Farr. Dweller at the sign of the bull or boar; one who came from Farr meaning "passage," in Sutherland.

How popular is Farr?

Farr is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Liberia, Germany, Wales, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Jamaica.

Farr is ranked 12525 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Farr bearers increased by 4 per cent in 2010 US census to 20011 since 2000, the surname slipped by 85 spots and ranked at 1794. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.02 85.43
Black 11.81 10.82
Hispanic or Latino 2.24 1.25
Others 1.83 1.47
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.52
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.36 0.51
Farr is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Liberia is ahead in terms of density. Around 44853 people have been found who wears Farr as their family name. Farr is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Farr:
1,695 United States26,576
Countries with thousands of Farr:
1,081 England7,498
1,535 Australia2,610
2,741 Canada1,876
368 Liberia1,560
8,914 Germany1,153
Countries with hundreds of Farr:
480 Wales703
1,290 New Zealand599
14,016 South Africa460
934 Northern Ireland377
2,316 Scotland270
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
16,593 Spain177
1,966 Jamaica119
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,255 Chile90
4,753 Ireland58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
551 Malta48
84,414 Iran29
12,265 Portugal28
254,708 Russia23
60,801 Netherlands20
236,959 Brazil18
180,670 Philippines17
16,023 Qatar16
63,354 Belgium15
32,589 Norway15
52,281 Austria15
25,366 Finland15
27,097 Denmark14
251,814 France14
363,835 Thailand14
18,211 Singapore13
58,392 Pakistan13
49,719 Switzerland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
43,480 Mexico10
57,975 Israel9
159,873 Argentina9
146,768 Poland7
23,377 Ecuador7
102,017 Sweden7
60,133 Hungary7
786,157 India7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
16,935 Jordan7
2,872 Jersey7
991 Gibraltar6
170,578 Malaysia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

W.A. Farr from Great Britain aboard the Cornelia from Liverpool on January 26, 1846 during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in USA. 22 years old Michael Farr, Butcher Edwin Farr, 24 years old Mary Farr, Immigrant George Farr, Workman James Farr, George Farr, aged 37, John Farr (15) Immigrant, Immigrant James Farr, and 13 other Farr around 66.67% of whom were workman migrated to US.

From Germany

Farmer Edward Farr from Baden aboard the Danube from Havre. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in Pennsylvania on October 16, 1850. 23 years old Gg. Farr, Ludwig Farr (20), Farmer Matha. Farr, Carl Farr, aged 17, 38 years old Heinrich Farr, Katharina Farr (26), Wilhelmina Farr, aged 1, Mason W.Carl Farr, Jacob Farr, 8 years old Ada Farr, 35 years old Anna Farr, Bertha Farr, and 9 other Farr around 50% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Havre, Bremen and London.

Farr Namesakes

  • William Farr, British epidemiologist
  • Bruce Farr, highly successful designer of racing and cruising yachts
  • Albert L. Farr, American residential architect
  • Snowy Farr, British charity fundraiser
  • Wanda Kirkbride Farr, American botanist
  • Jamie Farr, American television, film
  • Miller Farr, Miller Farr Jr
  • Sam Farr, American politician
  • Tommy Farr, Welsh boxer from Clydach Vale, Rhondda
  • Heather Farr,
  • Diane Farr, American actress, producer, and writer
  • Jack Farr, Army officer specializing
  • Gareth Farr, New Zealand composer and percussionist
  • Judi Farr, much awarded Australian actress of theatre
  • Jim Farr, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Mel Farr, American football player and businessman
  • Florence Farr, British West End leading actress
  • Steve Farr, former professional baseball player
  • John R. Farr, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • William C. Farr, fifth Mayor of Bayonne
  • Harry Farr, British soldier
  • D'Marco Farr, former American football player and with the Los Angeles/St
  • Mike Farr, known as the Third Down Receiver because of his many clutch catches on Third Down
  • Felicia Farr, former American actress and model
  • Malcolm Farr, political journalist in the Canberra Press Gallery covering the Parliament of Australia
  • Rocky Farr, former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Evarts Worcester Farr, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
  • James M. Farr, American university professor and academic administrator

Farr Namesakes

  • William Farr, British epidemiologist
  • Bruce Farr, highly successful designer of racing and cruising yachts
  • Albert L. Farr, American residential architect
  • Snowy Farr, British charity fundraiser
  • Wanda Kirkbride Farr, American botanist
  • Jamie Farr, American television, film
  • Miller Farr, Miller Farr Jr
  • Sam Farr, American politician
  • Tommy Farr, Welsh boxer from Clydach Vale, Rhondda
  • Heather Farr,
  • Diane Farr, American actress, producer, and writer
  • Jack Farr, Army officer specializing
  • Gareth Farr, New Zealand composer and percussionist
  • Judi Farr, much awarded Australian actress of theatre
  • Jim Farr, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Mel Farr, American football player and businessman
  • Florence Farr, British West End leading actress
  • Steve Farr, former professional baseball player
  • John R. Farr, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • William C. Farr, fifth Mayor of Bayonne
  • Harry Farr, British soldier
  • D'Marco Farr, former American football player and with the Los Angeles/St
  • Mike Farr, known as the Third Down Receiver because of his many clutch catches on Third Down
  • Felicia Farr, former American actress and model
  • Malcolm Farr, political journalist in the Canberra Press Gallery covering the Parliament of Australia
  • Rocky Farr, former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Evarts Worcester Farr, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
  • James M. Farr, American university professor and academic administrator

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