Farnham is a surname. The Farnham surname is a well known surname in England, and it is also known to be a Royal surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Brian Farnham, American journalist Eliza Farnham (1815–1864), American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform Elizabeth Farnham, American politician Jeremiah W. Farnham (?–1905), American merchant sailor and captain John Farnham (born 1949), Australian popsinger Joseph Farnham (1884–1931), American playwright and film screenwriter Keith Farnham (1947–2017), American Democratic politician from Illinois Lyndon Farnham, Jersey politician Mary J. Farnham (1833–1913), British-born American missionary and temperance advocate Nicholas Farnham, Medieval Bishop of Durham Paulding Farnham (1859–1927), American jewelry designer Roger Leslie Farnham (1864–1951), US banker, president of Haiti's national railroad, William Nelson Cromwell associate. Roswell Farnham (1827–1903), American Republican politician Russell Farnham (1784–1832), American frontiersman and explorer Sally James Farnham (1869–1943), American sculptor Sean Farnham (born 1977), American college basketball analyst and former player Thomas J. Farnham (1804–1848), American explorer and author William Hudson Farnham (1869–1940), Canadian businessman and politician

See also Farnam (disambiguation), includes list of people with name Farnam