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 20
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 7
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 96
Cornwall 35
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 5
Devon 81
Dorset 49
Durham 26
Essex 46
Gloucestershire 90
Hampshire 91
Herefordshire 159
Hertfordshire 84
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 11
Isle of Man 0
Kent 90
Lancashire 108
Leicestershire 20
Lincolnshire 111
London 509
Middlesex 84
Northumberland 12
Norfolk 26
Northamptonshire 14
Nottinghamshire 22
Oxfordshire 9
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 11
Shropshire 69
Suffolk 6
Somerset 124
Surrey 72
Sussex 55
Staffordshire 113
Warwickshire 118
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 177
Worcestershire 107
Yorkshire 202

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 29
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 64
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 3
Monmouthshire 136
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 10

Farr Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farr family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 560
Labourer 102
Agricultural Labourer 69
Domestic Servant 43
General Servant 34
Dress Maker 30
Gardener 25
Servant 25
Coal Miner 24
Annuitant 16
Laundress 16
House Keeper 15
Carpenter 14
Ag Labourer 13
Farmer's Daughter 11
Farmer's Son 11
Errand Boy 10
Painter 10
Shoe Maker 10
Bricklayer 9
Grocer 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Farm Labourer 8
Blacksmith 8
Farmers Son 8

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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