Ferrars Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ferrars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferrars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Ferrars Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ferrars Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ferrars (Russian: Феррарс) is most common in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrars? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Ferrars reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles.

Ferrars is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 50 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 50 percent live. Not including England it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 13 percent live.

Ferrars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferrars has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ferrars surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrarse932/
Ferrears931/
Ferrers8653/
Farrars862/
Ferrors861/
Ferreirs8029/
Ferrarze801/
Ferrerrs801/
Ferharse801/
Förars7725/
Ferors779/
Farars772/
Ferers771/
Forars771/
Farrors711/
Fararsh711/
Fararsch670/
Farers624/
Farors623/
Varars622/
Firers621/
Fyrers621/
Forers621/
Farrers570/
Faroorsh531/

Ferrars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferrars in the Russian language
Феррарсferrars-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferrars
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