Farlow

English

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hlǣw (“hill, mountain”).

Proper noun

Farlow (countable and uncountable, plural Farlows)

1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO640806).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Farlow is the 9865^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3279 individuals. Farlow is most common among White (84.48%) and Black/African American (11.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farlow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.