Farquhar

Farquhar is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish Gaelic fearchar, from fear ("man") and car ("beloved"). 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.

The name's pronunciation depends on the person, family, and place. In Scotland it can be. In various English-speaking countries it has often been, ,  , or.

Notable people with the surname include:

United Kingdom and Ireland

 * Farquhar MacTaggart, First Earl of Ross
 * Anthony Farquhar (1940–2023), Roman Catholic Auxiliary bishop
 * Farquhar baronets, British aristocrats
 * Gary Farquhar (born 1971), Scottish footballer
 * George Farquhar (1678–1707), Irish dramatist
 * George Farquhar (priest) (died 1927), Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
 * Helen Farquhar (1859–1953), British numismatist
 * Horace Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar (1844–1923), British financier and politician
 * J. N. Farquhar (1861–1929), Scottish educational missionary to Calcutta, and an Orientalist
 * John Farquhar (footballer) (1924–2000), Scottish footballer
 * John Farquhar (gunpowder dealer) (1751–1826), Scottish millionaire dealer in gunpowder
 * Kellyanne Farquhar, Scottish actress
 * Meg Farquhar (1910–1988), British professional golfer
 * Peter Farquhar (1946–2015), Scottish novelist and teacher of English
 * Ryan Farquhar (born 1976), competitive motorcycle racer
 * Simon Farquhar (born 1972), Scottish playwright
 * William Farquhar (1774–1839), Scottish major-general of the East India Company

North Americans

 * Arthur Briggs Farquhar (1838–1925), American industrialist and businessman
 * Danny Farquhar (born 1987), American baseball pitcher
 * Douglas Farquhar (1921–2005), Scottish-American soccer player
 * Francis P. Farquhar (1887–1974), president of the Sierra Club and author of Place Names of the High Sierra
 * Henry Hallowell Farquhar (1884–1968), professor at Harvard Business School
 * James Augustus Farquhar (1842–1930), master mariner and captain in the late 19th and early 20th century Nova Scotia, Canada
 * 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
 * JW Farquhar (born 1937/1938), American musician and singer-songwriter
 * Marilyn Farquhar (1928–2019), American cellular biologist
 * 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
 * Percival Farquhar (1865–1953), American investor with extensive interests in Latin America and Russia
 * Regan Farquhar (born 1978), birth name of rapper Busdriver
 * Robert W. Farquhar (1932–2015), American spaceflight mission specialist
 * Robin Hugh Farquhar (born 1938), Canadian academic leader
 * Shawn Farquhar (born 1962), Canadian illusionist
 * Stan Farquhar (1916–1992), Canadian politician, son of Thomas
 * Thomas Farquhar (1875–1962), Canadian politician
 * William Henry Farquhar (1813–1887), prominent citizen of Montgomery County, Maryland

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
 * Stuart Farquhar (born 1982), New Zealand athlete