The Farey surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 124 people carried this name — #135,593 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 13% from 143 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 102 people named Farey.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Doubs.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Farey,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charlotte Farey d. 1841
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John Farey 1766–1826 · writer
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John Farey, Jr. 1791–1851 · inventor
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John Farey, Jr. 1791–1851 · inventor
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Joseph Farey 1796–1829 · engineer
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Eliza Farey 1818–1899
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Farey.
- Faraco 117 · U.S. census
- Farah 6,718 · U.S. census
- Fardella 228 · U.S. census
- Fare 407 · U.S. census
- Farel 130 · U.S. census
- Fares 1,051 · U.S. census
- Farhat 2,259 · U.S. census
- Farhi 268 · U.S. census
- Faria 6,257 · U.S. census
- Farin 319 · U.S. census
- Farina 5,633 · U.S. census
- Farinacci 557 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Farey is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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