FARQUHAR

(origin: Gaelic.) From Fear, a man, and còir, just, honest, good, or car, friendly; Fearciar, from Fear and ciar, dark-gray--a dark-gray man.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

FARQUHAR. A common Scottish surname — the same as the Irish Ferchard, an ancient personal name in both countries. The London Farquhars spring from Aberdeenshire.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.