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 151
Buckinghamshire 18
Berkshire 107
Cambridgeshire 19
Channel Islands 10
Cheshire 172
Cornwall 41
Cumberland 6
Derbyshire 24
Devon 124
Dorset 46
Durham 67
Essex 114
Gloucestershire 135
Hampshire 142
Herefordshire 160
Hertfordshire 111
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 10
Isle of Man 0
Kent 84
Lancashire 235
Leicestershire 25
Lincolnshire 133
London 659
Middlesex 221
Northumberland 29
Norfolk 32
Northamptonshire 72
Nottinghamshire 70
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 10
Shropshire 77
Suffolk 8
Somerset 132
Surrey 160
Sussex 90
Staffordshire 235
Warwickshire 218
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 175
Worcestershire 136
Yorkshire 350

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 39
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 1
Carmarthenshire 2
Denbighshire 2
Flintshire 1
Glamorgan 216
Merionethshire 3
Montgomeryshire 2
Monmouthshire 161
Pembrokeshire 2
Radnorshire 5

Farr Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farr family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 68
General Servant Domestic 49
Living On Own Means 42
Farmer 40
Dress Maker 38
Scholar 24
Cook Domestic 23
Housemaid Domestic 22
Carpenter 21
Domestic Servant 18
Gardener Domestic 18
Agricultural Labourer 18
Coal Miner Hewer 18
Charwoman 17
Bricklayer 13
House Keeper 13
Laundress Wash 13
Brick Layer 12
House Keeper Domestic 12
General Servant 11
Dock Labourer 11
Dressmaker 10
House Maid Domestic 10
House Painter 10
Police Constable 10

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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