Explore the Family Name Farra

The meaning of Farra

1. English: variant of Farrar. 2. Arabic (the Levant): possibly a variant of Farah. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ammar, Bassel, Fadi, Fadia, Farid, Hazem, Nabil, Nadim, Salem, Samir, Waseem, Yasser. French Henri, Marcel.

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How common is the last name Farra in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Farra saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Farra was ranked 29,142nd in terms of most common surnames, but by 2010, it had dropped to 31,656th, reflecting an 8.63% decrease. Similarly, the count of people with this surname fell from 766 in 2000 to 730 in 2010, marking a 4.7% decline. The proportion of people named Farra per 100,000 also decreased by 10.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,142	#31,656	-8.63%
Count	766	730	-4.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.25	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Farra

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were notable shifts among those named Farra from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander completely dropped to zero by 2010, while representation of those identifying with two or more races decreased by 16.33%. The proportion of white individuals remained constant at 91.51%, indicating that the majority ethnic identity associated with the Farra surname is white. The Hispanic population slightly increased by 4.78%, whereas the Black population experienced a minor decline of 4.86%. There were no individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.51%	91.51%	0%
Hispanic	4.18%	4.38%	4.78%
Two or More Races	1.96%	1.64%	-16.33%
Black	1.44%	1.37%	-4.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.91%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%