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

Farrand, 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 Farrand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Farrand in America

Farrand is the 14976th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Farrand surname appeared 1,974 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 Farrand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Farrand 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 Farrand

The surname Farrand is of French origin, derived from the Old French word "ferrande," which means "iron gray" or "iron-colored." It is believed to have originated in Normandy, France, during the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century.

The name likely referred to someone with gray or iron-colored hair or complexion. Alternatively, it could have been an occupational name for a blacksmith or someone who worked with iron.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name is listed as "Ferrant" in this historical document.

In the 13th century, there are records of the name "Ferrand" in various parts of England, suggesting that the name was introduced to the country by Norman settlers after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Notable individuals with the surname Farrand include:

1. Samuel Farrand (1641-1694), an American Puritan minister and one of the founders of Newark, New Jersey.

2. Livingston Farrand (1867-1939), an American anthropologist and the fourth president of Cornell University from 1921 to 1937.

3. Max Farrand (1869-1945), an American historian and author, best known for his work on the framing of the United States Constitution.

4. Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959), an American landscape gardener and one of the founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

5. Henry Farrand (1907-1982), an American paleontologist and geologist, known for his contributions to the study of dinosaurs and early vertebrate evolution.

The name Farrand has also been associated with various place names, such as Farrandsville, Pennsylvania, and Farrand Park in Detroit, Michigan, both named after individuals with the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Farrand

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

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

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