Farmer
Farmer is an English surname. Although an occupationally derived surname, it was not given to tillers of the soil, but to collectors of taxes and tithes specializing in the collection of funds from agricultural leases. In 2000, there were 68,309 people with the last name Farmer in the United States, making it the 431st most common last name in the nation.
Meaning & Origin of Farmer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farmer is an English surname. Although an occupationally derived surname, it was not given to tillers of the soil, but to collectors of taxes and tithes specializing in the collection of funds from agricultural leases. In 2000, there were 68,309 people with the last name Farmer in the United States, making it the 431st most common last name in the nation.
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The Story of Farmer
The earliest SSA record of Farmer as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Farmer — #2,543 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Farmer on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Farmer last appeared in the published SSA data in 1963, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 139 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Farmer
Phonetically similar names — useful when Farmer is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Former
- Foreigner
- Farner
- Forner
- Farther
- Farm
- Farms
- Farmers
- Firmer
- Pharma
- Pharm
- Farrer
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Farmer
Farmer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 139 births in the dataset. Farmer's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Farmer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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