Ferrant Surname
Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname
Ferrant 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.
Ferrant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,457 | 1:45,589 | 5,837 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Belgium | 139 | 1:82,710 | 12,998 |
| Mexico | 56 | 1:2,216,539 | 19,710 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Ferrant 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.
Ferrant Demographics
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Ferrant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferrant Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ferrant is most common in France. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferrant? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 210,289th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,712,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Ferrant are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 1,457 people, or 1 in 45,589. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found. Barring France Ferrant exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.
Ferrant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ferrant has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferrant Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ferrant surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.89% registered with the political party.
The amount Ferrant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.06% more than the national average, earning R 339,960 per year and in United States they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning $39,195 USD per year.
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