Farquhar
Farquhar () is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from fearchar ("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
- Farquhar MacTaggart, First Earl of Ross
- Anthony Farquhar, Roman Catholic Auxiliary bishop
- Farquhar baronets, British aristocrats
- Gary Farquhar, Scottish footballer
- George Farquhar (1678–1707), Irish dramatist
- George Farquhar (priest) (died 1927), Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
- Horace Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar, Honor recipient
- Kellyanne Farquhar, Scottish actress
- Meg Farquhar, British professional golfer
- Regan Farquhar, birth name of rapper Busdriver
- Ryan Farquhar, competitive motorcycle racer
- Simon Farquhar (born 1972), Scottish playwright
- William Farquhar (1774–1839), Scottish major-general of the East India Company
North Americans
- Danny Farquhar (born 1987), American baseball pitcher
- Francis P. Farquhar, president of the Sierra Club and author of Place Names of the High Sierra
- John M. Farquhar (1832–1918), United States Representative from New York and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- John Hanson Farquhar (1818–1873), United States Representative from Indiana
- Norman von Heldreich Farquhar (1840–1907), rear admiral in the United States Navy, for whom the USS Farquhar (DE-139) and USS Farquhar (DD-304) are named
- Marilyn Farquhar, American cellular biologist
- Robert W. Farquhar, American spaceflight mission specialist
- Robin Hugh Farquhar, Canadian academic leader
- Shawn Farquhar, Canadian illusionist
- Thomas Farquhar, Canadian politician
- William Henry Farquhar (1813–1887), prominent citizen of Montgomery County, Maryland
Australasians
- David Farquhar (composer) (1928–2007), a New Zealand composer
- Graham Farquhar, plant physiologist and biophysicist
- Murray Farquhar (1918–1993), magistrate, convicted and jailed in 1985 for corrupt influence
References
See also
- Farquhar MacTaggart, medieval Scottish magnate
- Farquahr, an American folk band
- Farquahr, an American progressive-punk band
- Ffarquhar, a fictional location in The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry
- MacFarquhar
- Robert Farquhar (disambiguation)
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