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

Farraj, 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 Farraj surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Farraj in America

Farraj is the 40672nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Farraj surname appeared 537 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Farraj.

We can also compare 2010 data for Farraj 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 Farraj

The surname Farraj has its origins in the Arabic language. It is derived from the root word "faraj," which means "relief" or "deliverance." The name likely emerged in the Middle East during the medieval period, possibly in areas where Arabic culture and language had a strong influence.

One of the earliest known references to the name Farraj can be found in historical records from the 9th century. In particular, the writings of Ibn Qutaybah, a renowned Islamic scholar and historian, mention an individual named Farraj al-Khuzai, who lived during the Abbasid Caliphate.

The surname Farraj has also been associated with various place names and locations throughout the Middle East and North Africa. For instance, there is a village called Farraj in modern-day Lebanon, which may have been named after a person or family bearing this surname.

Among the notable individuals who carried the surname Farraj, one can mention Yusuf al-Farraj, a 12th-century Arab philosopher and mathematician from Seville, Spain. Another significant figure was Ibn al-Farraj, a 10th-century Arabic poet and literary critic from Baghdad, Iraq.

In the 14th century, there was a prominent family of scholars and writers known as the Banu Farraj, who originated from the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. One of the most renowned members of this family was Abu al-Qasim ibn Farraj, a renowned poet and historian.

Moving forward in time, Mahmud Farraj was an Egyptian linguist and scholar who lived in the 19th century. He made significant contributions to the study of the Arabic language and its literature.

It is worth noting that the surname Farraj has also been found in various spellings and variations throughout history, such as Faraj, Farradj, and Farrash, among others. These variations may reflect regional linguistic differences or changes in spelling conventions over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Farraj

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

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 Farraj 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 Farraj 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 Farraj was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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