Given name & surname
Farron
“of the land”·“a baker”·“one who is adventurous”
Farron is a variant of Farran. Interpretations include “of the land”, “a baker”, and “one who is adventurous”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Farron is a variant of Farren. One English interpretation is “one who is adventurous; an explorer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Farron is a variant of Farran. Interpretations include “of the land”, “a baker”, and “one who is adventurous”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Farron is a variant of Farren. One English interpretation is “one who is adventurous; an explorer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Farron is a variant of Farran. Farran has been associated with Irish, Arabic, and English naming traditions. Farron is a variant of Farren. An origin associated with Farren is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Farron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 721
- 607 boys · 114 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 659 as a first name in 2020; 290 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Farron’s family of names
Farron has a related form in Farren. Farron has a related form in Farran.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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