Given name & surname
Farrow
“a narrow-minded woman”
Farrow is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a narrow-minded woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a narrow-minded woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Farrow through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 5 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 5 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,941 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.
Farrow’s family of names
Farrow has a related form in Faro. Farrow has a related form in Farow. Farrow has a related form in Farro.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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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