Farquhar (disambiguation)

Farquhar is a surname of Scottish origin. Farquhar may also refer to:

Places

• Cape Farquhar, Western Australia
• Farquhar Group, a group of islands that are part of the Seychelles
  • Farquhar Atoll, an atoll within the Farquhar Group
    • Farquhar Airport, on the atoll
• Farquhar Glacier, Greenland
• Farquhar Lake, Ontario, Canada
• Mount Farquhar, California, United States
• Farquhar Peak, Minnesota, United States
• 5256 Farquhar, an asteroid

People

• Fearchar, Earl of Ross (died 1251?), often anglicized as Farquhar MacTaggart, Scottish nobleman, first Earl of Ross
• Farquhar Buzzard (1871–1945), British physician and Oxford professor
• Farquhar McGillivray Knowles (1859–1932), Canadian painter
• Farquhar Wilkinson (1932–2022), New Zealand cellist

Ships

• USS Farquhar (DE-139), an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II
• USS Farquhar (DD-304), a Clemson-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I

Other uses

• Farquhar Cattle Ranch, Alabama, United States, a state prison for men
• Farquhar Street, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
• Farquhar baronets, three baronetcies

See also

• Farquhar-Hill rifle, a British design, one of the first semi-automatic rifles designed in the early 20th century
• Farquahr, an American folk band
• Farquar Lake, Minnesota, United States