Factor

German and Dutch occupational name

"agent"

Factor Origin and Meaning

The name Factor is a boy's name of German origin meaning "agent".

An occupational name for the steward of an estate, but more people will know it as a word name from mathematics, meaning an important component. The rapper Graham Murawsky thought it was cool enough to use as his stage name.

Famous People Named Factor

• Max Factor born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, a Polish,Jewish businessman, founder of the cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company, largely developed the modern cosmetics industry and popularized the term make,up in noun form based on the verb

The name Factor in Pop Culture

• Max Factor cosmetics company