Farrer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Farrer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farrer family

Profession Census Frequency
School 186
Private Means 38
Cotton Weaver 32
Farmer 16
Dressmaker 13
General Labourer 12
Coal Miner Hewer 12
Farm Labourer 11
None 11
At Home 10
Housekeeper 9
Clerk 8
General Servant (domestic) 8
Weaver 8
Weaver Cotton 8
Labourer General 7
Student 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Butcher 6
Grocer Assistant 6
Carpenter 5
Labourer 5
Laundress 5
Joiner 5
House Painter 5

Farrer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farrar 83% 23,536
2 Farrer 100% 15,252
3 Farrier 86% 5,106
4 Ferrier 71% 3,192
5 Ferrer 83% 1,193
6 Ferrar 67% 917
7 Fairer 83% 634
8 Farror 83% 338
9 Ferrari 57% 333
10 Farer 83% 176
11 Fayrer 83% 147
12 Furrier 71% 136
13 Ferraro 57% 120
14 Ferriar 57% 113
15 Forrer 83% 106

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The surname Farrer is the 2nd most popular variant of Farrar.

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