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) A surname from Old French. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Georgia. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas. An eastern suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. ==== 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.