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Origin Of The Surname Farrar
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Meaning Of The Surname Farrar
Horseshoe Fitter
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Interesting
Facts About
Farrar
Farrar is a surname that is found in several variations in different European languages, because its ultimate origin is Latin. It comes from the Latin ‘ferrum’ which refers to a person who works with iron. More specifically in Britain the Latin word became farrier, which was the title given to a person who fitted horseshoes. The surname Farrar would have been used in this way, given as an occupational surname. It is likely that the first to use the surname maintained the original spelling, and that gradually over time it became Farrar. |
Farrar Statistics
Farrar is the number 1658 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,321 share the surname Farrar in the UK.
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