Farer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Farer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farer family

Profession Census Frequency
Tailoress 1
Makes Pies 1
Table Knife Hafter 1

Farer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farr 80% 29,996
2 Farrer 83% 15,252
3 Freer 60% 10,091
4 Frier 60% 3,811
5 Friar 40% 3,105
6 Furr 60% 1,818
7 Frear 60% 1,781
8 Ferrer 67% 1,193
9 Frere 60% 971
10 Freear 50% 827
11 Fairer 83% 634
12 Farra 60% 557
13 Ferrie 33% 522
14 Frior 40% 339
15 Farror 67% 338
16 Freir 60% 309
17 Ferr 60% 223
18 Freire 50% 187
19 Ferre 40% 183
20 Farer 100% 176
21 Forr 60% 174
22 Farrie 50% 154
23 Fayrer 83% 147
24 Farre 60% 136
25 Fearer 83% 129
26 Fairrie 43% 123
27 Firr 60% 113
28 Farier 83% 101

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The surname Farer is the 20th most popular variant of Farr.

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