Farson

English

Alternative forms

(surname): Forson

Etymology

A nickname from Middle English fayr (“fair”) + sone (“son”).

Proper noun

Farson (countable and uncountable, plural Farsons)

A surname from Middle English.
An unincorporated community in Wapello County, Iowa, United States.
A census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Farson is the 37792^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 588 individuals. Farson is most common among White (92.86%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.

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