Farquhar

Farquhar (listen ) is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish Gaelic fearchar, from fear ("man") and car ("beloved").[1] Farquharson is a further derivation of the name, meaning "son of Farquhar". The name originated as a given name, but had become established as a surname by the 14th century.[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

Europeans

North Americans

Australasians

  • David Farquhar (composer) (1928–2007), a New Zealand composer
  • Edward Allan Farquhar (1871–1935), shipping agent then Harbors Board chairman in South Australia
  • Graham Farquhar (born 1947), plant physiologist and biophysicist
  • Murray Farquhar (1918–1993), magistrate, convicted and jailed in 1985 for corrupt influence
  • Scott Farquhar (born 1979), Australian businessman
  • Wally Farquhar (1875–1960), Australian cricketer

See also

  • Farquhar MacTaggart, medieval Scottish magnate
  • Farquahr, an American folk band
  • Farquharson
  • Ffarquhar, a fictional location in The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry
  • Lord Farquaad, fictional character in Shrek films
  • MacFarquhar
  • Robert Farquhar (disambiguation)

References

  1. Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary (2013), p. 142.
  2. David Dobson, The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America (2003), p. 41.
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