Farrow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Farrow Name Meaning: Originates from the latin word 'ferrum', 'fer' meaning iron.

An occupational name for a iron worker or a smith. Originating from the Latin word 'ferrum', a surname which is a popular name in Yorkshire.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Farrow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farrow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 810
Agricultural Labourer 186
General Labourer 63
Cotton Weaver 56
Domestic Servant 49
Farm Labourer 48
Farmer 46
Coal Miner 41
Dress Maker 36
General Servant 34
Living On Own Means 29
Living On Her Own Means 28
Labourer 26
General Servant Domestic 23
Farm Servant 21
General Domestic Servant 21
Laundress 21
Blacksmith 21
Carpenter 19
House Keeper 18
Grocer 18
Clerk 17
Gardener 15
Cook Domestic Servant 14
Tailoress 14

Farrow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farrow 100% 38,878
2 Forrow 83% 682
3 Pharaoh 43% 627
4 Faro 67% 384
5 Ferrow 83% 311
6 Furrow 83% 123
7 Farraw 83% 120
8 Farow 83% 114

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The surname Farrow is the most popular version of all its varients

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