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 131
Buckinghamshire 12
Berkshire 73
Cambridgeshire 20
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 132
Cornwall 22
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 24
Devon 116
Dorset 34
Durham 45
Essex 78
Gloucestershire 128
Hampshire 81
Herefordshire 134
Hertfordshire 95
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 15
Isle of Man 0
Kent 89
Lancashire 184
Leicestershire 14
Lincolnshire 120
London 554
Middlesex 163
Northumberland 23
Norfolk 29
Northamptonshire 45
Nottinghamshire 68
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 15
Shropshire 69
Suffolk 3
Somerset 125
Surrey 133
Sussex 89
Staffordshire 189
Warwickshire 169
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 181
Worcestershire 105
Yorkshire 290

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 13
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 2
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 131
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 1
Monmouthshire 86
Pembrokeshire 2
Radnorshire 5

Farr Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farr family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 657
Agricultural Labourer 57
General Labourer 56
Dress Maker 49
Farmer 48
Coal Miner 46
Domestic Servant 40
Labourer 35
Living On Own Means 32
General Servant 24
General Servant Domestic 23
Living On Her Own Means 23
Gardener 18
Carpenter 16
Tailor 15
Errand Boy 13
Shoe Maker 13
Blacksmith 13
Clerk 13
Farm Labourer 11
Painter 10
Cook Domestic Servant 10
Laundress 10
House Keeper 9
Bricklayer 9

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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