Farrow (surname)

In farming

To farrow means for a sow to give birth to piglets. The sow's litter is also called a farrow. See domestic pig.

As a proper name

Farrow is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Amariah Farrow (born 1980), professional football player in the Canadian Football League
• Brad Farrow (born 1956), Canadian judoka
• Dave Farrow, Guinness World Records holder for memory
• David Farrow Maxwell (1900–1985), eightieth president of the American Bar Association
• Ernie Farrow (1928–1969), American jazz multi-instrumentalist
• George Farrow (1913–1980), English footballer
• Jake Farrow (born 1978), television writer and actor
• James Farrow (1827–1892), 19th century politician
• Jane Farrow, Canadian author and broadcaster
• Jo Farrow, British broadcast meteorologist
• John Farrow (1904–1963), Australian film director
• John Farrow (baseball) (1853–1914), also known as Jack, American Major League Baseball player
• John Farrow (author), pen name of Trevor Ferguson (born 1947), Canadian novelist
• Jonathan Farrow (born 1984), English cricketer
• Joseph Farrow (c. 1652–1692), English cleric
• Kenneth Farrow (1924–2007), English Police officer and recipient of the George Cross
• Margaret Farrow (born 1934), American politician from Wisconsin
• Mark Farrow, graphic designer
• Mia Farrow (born 1945), American actress
• Nigel Farrow (born 1963), English cricketer
• Prudence Farrow (born 1948), American actress
• Ronan Farrow (born 1987), American human rights activist, son of Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow
• Samuel Farrow (1775–1824), American politician from South Carolina
• Stuart Farrow, South African politician
• Thomas Farrow (1833–1916), Canadian merchant and political figure
• Tisa Farrow (born 1951), American actress
• William Hastings Farrow, World War I flying ace
• William Henry Farrow (c. 1805–1876), physician born and trained in England and practiced in Canada

Other

• Farrow, Alberta
• Farrow & Ball, British manufacturer of paints
• Farrow, County Westmeath, a townland of Leny civil parish in the barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath, Ireland
• Farrow (customs brokerage), customs broker in Canada
• Farrow Group, former group of building societies, based in Geelong, Australia
• Farrow (musician), English record producer and DJ
• Farrow Parkway, South Carolina

See also

• Farro, a food product consisting of the grains of certain wheat species in whole form
• Faro (disambiguation)