Ferrar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ferrar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ferrar family

Profession Census Frequency
School 17
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Private Means 3
At Home 3
Coal Miner (hewer) 3
Clerk 2
Retired Licensed Victualler 2
Ironer 2
Child To Same At School 2
None 2
Accountant 1
Calender Hand 1
Clerk (dissecting) 1
Collector 1
Engineer 1
Housekeeper 1
Stone Cutter 1
Stone Mason 1
Variety Theatre Manager & Writer 1
Cheuner 1
No Occupation 1
Postman Windoer 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Bengal Civil Fund Pension India Office 1
Able Seaman Executive 1

Ferrar Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Ferrar is the 6th most popular variant of Farrar.

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