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Farin Surname Meaning

Catalan: Castilianized form (Farín) of Farí unexplained. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is also found in the Philippines. French: diminutive of Fare.

German: unexplained. Finnish: variant of Faarinen which is possibly from vaari ‘grandfather’ with the addition of the surname suffix -nen. The surname Faarinen was first recorded in the beginning of the 18th century in the Torne Valley.

It was shortened to Farin under the influence of Swedish surnames formed with the suffix -in (compare 5 below). Swedish: ornamental name from an unexplained first element + the adjectival suffix -in a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’.

This surname is very rare in Sweden and may actually be of Finnish origin (see 4 above). Muslim (Bangladesh): from the personal name Farīn which is of Persian origin from a word meaning ‘wise intelligent’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Farin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Farin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Farin families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 16 Farin families living in London. This was about 37% of all the recorded Farin's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Farin families in 1891.

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Farin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2004, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Farin in 1963 was 71, and 54 in 2004.

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