Farmer Name Meaning: From Middle English & Old French 'ferm(i)er', one who collected taxes, revenues & imposts.
These first 'farmers' acted as brokers for major landowners or the crown & selected applicants to work the tenanted lands. Not applied to an owner of cultivated land until the 17th century.
Discover how your Farmer ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 71 |
| Cornwall | 19 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 98 |
| Devon | 131 |
| Dorset | 31 |
| Durham | 39 |
| Essex | 98 |
| Gloucestershire | 151 |
| Hampshire | 190 |
| Herefordshire | 88 |
| Hertfordshire | 33 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 24 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 253 |
| Lancashire | 281 |
| Leicestershire | 315 |
| Lincolnshire | 79 |
| London | 959 |
| Middlesex | 77 |
| Northumberland | 26 |
| Norfolk | 57 |
| Northamptonshire | 117 |
| Nottinghamshire | 125 |
| Oxfordshire | 130 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 24 |
| Shropshire | 244 |
| Suffolk | 33 |
| Somerset | 182 |
| Surrey | 110 |
| Sussex | 198 |
| Staffordshire | 494 |
| Warwickshire | 429 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 149 |
| Worcestershire | 361 |
| Yorkshire | 116 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 20 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 59 |
| Monmouthshire | 34 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 14 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,013 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 289 |
| House Servant | 74 |
| Labourer | 72 |
| Dress Maker | 54 |
| Servant | 47 |
| Laundress | 43 |
| Shoe Maker | 40 |
| Carter | 38 |
| Coal Miner | 35 |
| Carpenter | 33 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| General Servant | 28 |
| Butcher | 24 |
| House Maid | 24 |
| Gardener | 22 |
| Farmers Son | 22 |
| Farmer | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 20 |
| Nurse | 19 |
| Domestic Servant | 17 |
| Cook | 16 |
| Tailor | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Silk Weaver | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Farmer | 4,233 |
| Mary Farmer | 3,870 |
| John Farmer | 3,598 |
| Elizabeth Farmer | 2,774 |
| Thomas Farmer | 2,519 |
| George Farmer | 2,473 |
| Sarah Farmer | 2,342 |
| James Farmer | 2,086 |
| Charles Farmer | 1,458 |
| Ann Farmer | 1,363 |
| Henry Farmer | 1,352 |
| Jane Farmer | 1,166 |
| Joseph Farmer | 1,097 |
| Eliza Farmer | 934 |
| Annie Farmer | 892 |
| Emma Farmer | 874 |
| Edward Farmer | 852 |
| Alice Farmer | 846 |
| Ellen Farmer | 831 |
| Richard Farmer | 753 |
| Frederick Farmer | 723 |
| Emily Farmer | 715 |
| Alfred Farmer | 702 |
| Arthur Farmer | 677 |
| Samuel Farmer | 650 |