Farrar

English

Alternative forms

• Farrow

Etymology

English occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, from Old French ferrier (“smith”). Compare Farrow, Ferrier.

Proper noun

Farrar (countable and uncountable, plural Farrars)

1. A surname from Old French.
2. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Georgia, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Missouri, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

• Farrar Hill

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Farrar is the 2434^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.