Ferrand Surname
Approximately 22,458 people bear this surname
Ferrand Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) 1 Iron-Grey [Old French ferrant, ferrand; from Latin ferr-um, iron] 2 Farrier [cp. French maréchal ferrant, farrier] (French-Teut.) an abbrev. form of Ferdinand, q.v.
Cp. Fearon.
Ferrand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 18,667 | 1:3,558 | 260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,163 | 1:8,971 | 774 |
| United States | 1,017 | 1:356,400 | 31,850 |
| Argentina | 219 | 1:195,175 | 16,241 |
| French Polynesia | 209 | 1:1,344 | 211 |
| England | 208 | 1:267,875 | 21,171 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Peru | 116 | 1:274,001 | 10,785 |
| Spain | 104 | 1:449,539 | 23,540 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| Uruguay | 65 | 1:52,796 | 5,844 |
| Chile | 57 | 1:309,061 | 8,852 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 135 | 1:180,558 | 14,908 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 195 | 1:257,532 | 21,220 |
Ferrand (194) may also be a first name.
Ferrand Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) 1 Iron-Grey [Old French ferrant, ferrand; from Latin ferr-um, iron] 2 Farrier [cp. French maréchal ferrant, farrier] (French-Teut.) an abbrev. form of Ferdinand, q.v.
Cp. Fearon.
(English, French) Descendant of Ferrand, a contraction of Ferdinand (journey, venture); one who had iron-gray, or graying, hair.
"Imported at a very early period into the deanery of Craven, in Yorkshire, from Normandy, where it is still to be met with. From William de Fortihus, earl of Albemarle, Hugh Ferrand, in the XIII. cent. had a deed of grant to himself and his heirs of the office of Warder of Skipton castle." B.L.G.
Ferrand Demographics
Average Male Ferrand Height
173.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ferrand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferrand (Arabic: فرند) is found most in France. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrand? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,091st most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 324,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Ferrand reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Ferrand is also the 651,944th most numerous first name internationally, held by 194 people.
The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 18,667 people, or 1 in 3,558. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Occitanie, where 12 percent live. Excluding France this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Ferrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ferrand has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferrand Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ferrand surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ferrand surname are 18.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.66% registered with the political party.
The amount Ferrand earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 481.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 112,730 per year; in United States they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $43,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.97% less than the national average, earning $41,253 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferrand Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrand in the Arabic language | ||
| فرند | frnd | - |
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