Farrer

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ˈfɑɹɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Farrer is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. In Turks & Caicos Islands it is the 92nd most common surname. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): WR Yorks, Lancs, and. see Farrar . Farthing.

rarermore common
  • GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 48K(inferred from the name graph)
  • AUAustralia≈1 in 80K
  • USUnited States1 in 150K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈3,100 people, est.

Sources
282 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 4.3K (inferred from the name graph)

Turks & Caicos Islands, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Main GB Location (1881): WR Yorks, Lancs, and. see Farrar . Farthing

Sources 1

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland

Where in the world(measured from records)

Farrer counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Farrer is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China—≈3,100 est.≈1 in 447K—Farrer4
US United States—2,2221 in 150K2.2KFarrer282
GB United Kingdom—≈1,400 est.≈1 in 48KlistedFarrer157
GH Ghana—≈490 est.≈1 in 59K—Farrer1
ID Indonesia—≈390 est.≈1 in 678K—Farrer2
AU Australia—≈320 est.≈1 in 80K—Farrer81
CH Switzerland—1241 in 68K124Farrer10
TC Turks & Caicos Islands#92≈13 est.≈1 in 4.3K—Farrer1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Farrer is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Farrér, Farrèr

  • French surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

    Also written Farrér

  • Italian surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Italy, United Kingdom

    Also written Farrèr, Farrér

  • Hungarian surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Hungary, United Kingdom

    Also written Farrér

  • Turkish surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United Kingdom, United States

    Also written Farrér

37 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18001850190019502000Richard Ridley Farrer, b. 1801James Farrer, b. 1812Henry Farrer, b. 1843William Farrer, b. 1845James Anson Farrer, b. 1849Claude Farrer, b. 1864Reginald Farrer, b. 1880Austin Farrer, b. 1904Richard Farrer, b. 1971Paul Farrer, b. 1973

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Farrer,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 20 sources across 11 countries.

Official registers attesting Farrer
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 201020102.2K#13,627
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 200020001.9K#14,701
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 202020201.7K#16,124
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 5

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikipedia given-name tokens
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Farrer?
A machine transcription gives /ˈfɑɹɝ/ (IPA) for English.
What does the name Farrer mean?
Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): WR Yorks, Lancs, and. see Farrar . Farthing
In which country does Farrer have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 3.1 thousand people named Farrer in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled farrer.
How common is the name Farrer?
In the United States, the national register counted 2,222 people named Farrer in 2010, about 1 in 150 thousand residents.
How common is Farrer compared with other names?
In Turks & Caicos Islands, Farrer is the 92nd most common surname of 3,662 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Farrer” — the 92nd most common surname in Turks & Caicos Islands. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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