# Farrar

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,646

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. An eastern suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.

## Etymology
English occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, from Old French ferrier (“smith”). Compare Farrow, Ferrier.

## Easily confused with
- **friar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farrar-vs-friar)
- **farrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farrar-vs-farrow)
- **Ferrari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farrar-vs-ferrari)
- **Ferrara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farrar-vs-ferrara)
- **Farr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farr-vs-farrar)
- **Farah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-farrar)
- **farmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farmer-vs-farrar)
- **fairer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fairer-vs-farrar)
- **Farrah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farrah-vs-farrar)
- **Farber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farrar)
- **Farhan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farhan-vs-farrar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`afrrar`, `farar`, `fararr`, `farrarr`, `farrra`, `ffarrar`, `frarar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/farrar