Find out how popular the last name Farhat is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Farhat.

Farhat, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Farhat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Farhat in America

Farhat is the 13472nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Farhat surname appeared 2,259 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Farhat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Farhat to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Farhat

The surname Farhat has its origins in the Middle East, specifically in the Arab world. It is an Arabic surname derived from the root word "farah," which means joy or delight. The name can be traced back to the early Islamic era, around the 7th century AD.

Historically, the name Farhat was prevalent in regions like Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine. It is believed that the name was initially used as a descriptor or a nickname for individuals who exhibited a joyful or cheerful demeanor, before eventually becoming a hereditary surname.

Some of the earliest known records of the Farhat surname can be found in medieval Arabic manuscripts and chronicles. For instance, the 13th-century Syrian historian Ibn al-Athir mentioned a person named Abu al-Farhat in his historical work "Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh" (The Complete History).

In the 14th century, there are references to a prominent Arab scholar and theologian named Shams al-Din al-Farhat, who lived in Damascus and contributed significantly to the fields of Islamic jurisprudence and theology.

The Farhat surname has also been associated with various place names and geographical locations in the Middle East. For example, there is a town called Farhat in the Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria, which may have influenced the spread and adoption of the surname in that region.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Farhat surname was Abu Bakr al-Farhat, a 10th-century Arab mathematician and astronomer from Baghdad. He made significant contributions to the field of trigonometry and authored several works on mathematics and astronomy.

In the 12th century, there was a notable Arab philosopher and physician named Ibn al-Farhat, who lived in Andalusia (modern-day Spain) and wrote extensively on topics such as logic, metaphysics, and medicine.

Another prominent figure with the Farhat surname was Muhammad al-Farhat, a 16th-century Ottoman scholar and jurist from Damascus. He was known for his expertise in Islamic law and served as the chief judge (qadi) in several cities across the Ottoman Empire.

During the 19th century, a prominent Arab nationalist and writer named Mikhail Farhat played a significant role in the Arab Renaissance movement (Nahda). He was born in Lebanon in 1825 and was a vocal advocate for Arab unity and cultural revival.

Lastly, in the 20th century, Ismail Farhat was a renowned Syrian artist and sculptor. Born in Aleppo in 1921, he was celebrated for his distinctive style that blended traditional Arab motifs with modern art techniques.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Farhat

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Farhat.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Farhat was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Farhat has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Farhat was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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