Farr Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 26
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 10
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 63
Cornwall 21
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 18
Devon 91
Dorset 52
Durham 0
Essex 29
Gloucestershire 58
Hampshire 60
Herefordshire 127
Hertfordshire 103
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 16
Isle of Man 0
Kent 33
Lancashire 33
Leicestershire 14
Lincolnshire 83
London 330
Middlesex 41
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 7
Northamptonshire 15
Nottinghamshire 52
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 16
Shropshire 42
Suffolk 16
Somerset 96
Surrey 64
Sussex 84
Staffordshire 29
Warwickshire 60
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 195
Worcestershire 99
Yorkshire 76

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 22
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 3
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 7
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 10
Monmouthshire 76
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 27

Farr Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farr family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 175
Female Servant 101
Independent 64
Labourer 42
Male Servant 33
Farmer 30
Shoe Maker 17
Gardener 13
Carpenter 12
Tailor 9
Publican 8
Servant 8
Pauper 8
Cord Wainer 8
Weaver 7
Apprentice 7
Laundress 6
Baker 6
Silk Ribbon Weaver 5
Painter 5
Bricklayer 5
Grocer 5
Ag Labourer 5
Coal Miner Miner Miner 5
Needle Maker 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Farr

Name Census Frequency
William Farr 2,137
Mary Farr 1,653
John Farr 1,569
Elizabeth Farr 1,245
Sarah Farr 1,094
George Farr 1,050
James Farr 1,029
Thomas Farr 1,002
Charles Farr 709
Ann Farr 694
Henry Farr 645
Jane Farr 502
Eliza Farr 472
Joseph Farr 425
Frederick Farr 419
Emma Farr 418
Annie Farr 412
Ellen Farr 403
Alice Farr 397
Edward Farr 389
Emily Farr 370
Alfred Farr 334
Arthur Farr 315
Richard Farr 315
Robert Farr 305

Farr Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farr 100% 29,996
2 Freer 40% 10,091
3 Frier 40% 3,811
4 Friar 40% 3,105
5 Furr 75% 1,818
6 Frear 40% 1,781
7 Frere 40% 971
8 Freear 33% 827
9 Fairer 67% 634
10 Farra 80% 557
11 Ferrie 50% 522
12 Far 75% 490
13 Frior 40% 339
14 Freir 40% 309
15 Ferr 75% 223
16 Pharr 60% 211
17 Freire 33% 187
18 Ferre 60% 183
19 Farer 80% 176
20 Forr 75% 174
21 Farrie 67% 154
22 Farre 80% 136
23 Fearer 67% 129
24 Fairrie 57% 123
25 Firr 75% 113
26 Farier 67% 101

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The surname Farr is the most popular version of all its varients

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