Farrar
English
Alternative forms
- Farrow
Etymology
Occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, from Old French ferrier (“smith”).
Proper noun
Farrar (countable and uncountable, plural Farrars)
- A surname from Old French.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Jasper County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Polk County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Perry County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Limestone County, Texas, United States.
Derived terms
- Farrar Hill
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Farrar is the 2434th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14892 individuals. Farrar is most common among White (80.05%) and Black/African American (13.87%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farrar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.