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Why is the surname Farmer so uncommon when there were large numbers of farmers for so long?

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Plenty of farms … but hardly any Farmers. — Plenty of farms … but hardly any Farmers. Photograph: Photovision Images News/Alamy

Why is the surname Farmer so uncommon when there were large numbers of farmers for so long? Is it because most of them were tenant farmers, and the actual landowners were higher up the social scale with longstanding family names? Gerry Cotter, Morecambe, Lancs

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