Farewell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Farewell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farewell family

Profession Census Frequency
Flax Dresser 2
Hawker 2
General Servant 1
Licensed Victualler 1
Scholar 1
Spinner 1
Rail Labourer 1
Farmer's Boy 1
Farmer Servant 1
B A Cambridge 1
Baker 1
Annuitant 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Engineer 1
House Servant 1
Ironer 1
File Cutter 1

Farewell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farwell 88% 3,331
2 Fairall 50% 1,538
3 Farewell 100% 618
4 Ferrall 50% 333
5 Forwell 75% 232
6 Ferral 38% 230
7 Farrill 63% 179
8 Ferrel 50% 174
9 Frowell 75% 124
10 Fairlee 38% 120

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The surname Farewell is the 3rd most popular variant of Farwell.

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