Ferrell Surname

12,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ferrell Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Fearghal (super valor).

Ferrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States44,4511:8,154964
Canada3111:118,47512,504
England2811:198,28517,371
Australia961:281,20525,117
Guyana671:11,3761,644
Wales491:63,1545,613
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belize191:18,7091,725
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Panama131:300,9437,078
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
France51:13,284,544357,392
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1761:138,49612,565
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1211:9,8061,262

Ferrell (2,328) may also be a first name.

Ferrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Fearghal (super valor).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ferrell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferrell (Russian: Феррелл) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ferrell.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,330th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 159,990 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Ferrell live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 154,213th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,328 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 44,451 people, or 1 in 8,154. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ferrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferrell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferrell surname rose 868 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 413 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ferrell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ferrell are 8.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Ferrell earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 37.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,128 per year; in United States they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning $39,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% less than the national average, earning $45,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferriell93397/
Feirrell936/
Fearrell931/
Ferreell931/
Ferreull931/
Ferrelll930/
Feurrell930/
Ferrel9211,248/
Ferell92143/
Ferrll920/
D'Ferrell881/
Farrell86142,476/
Ferrill862,020/
Verrell86348/
Firrell86164/
Ferriel8672/
Forrell8656/
Ferruel8647/
Fearell8615/
Fereell862/
Feriell862/
Feruell862/
Ferzell861/
Fetrell861/
Fherell861/
Ferroel861/
Ferrrel861/
Fyrrell860/
Ferel8381/
Ferll830/
Ferrl830/
Farriell8035/
Fairrell8011/
Farrrell806/
Forriell805/
Farreell803/
Pherrell801/
Faarrell801/
Farroell800/
Hfarrell800/
Farell772,854/
Farrel771,390/
Forell77936/
Ferril77935/
Verell77150/
Feriel7796/
Verrel7782/
Feyrel7721/
Förell7718/
Ferryl7712/
Feruel777/
Ferill774/
Forrel773/
Feroel773/
Feirel773/
Fyrell773/
Fereel772/
Firrel772/
Feurel771/
Fierrl771/
Feerel771/
Fearel770/
Fyrrel770/
Fereld770/
Feurll770/
Fesrel770/
Faerel770/
Farrll770/
Fherel770/
D'Farrell751/
Fearhelle751/
Ferl73650/
Ferriol714,972/
Verrill711,687/
Farrill71261/
Fairell71100/
Varrell7199/
Farriel7121/
Fairrel7120/
Verriel7119/
Forriel7115/
Fitrell7114/
Fohrell7112/
Fariell718/
Fiorell715/
Vorrell714/
Fareell713/
Virrell711/
Farreel711/
Pherell711/
Firzell711/
Fharrel711/
Firriel711/
Farrael711/
Feereel711/
Faruell710/
Vearrll710/
Faarell710/
Faraell710/
Farrrel710/
Fahrrel710/
Firrill710/
Firrzel710/
Veirell710/
Hfarrel710/
Fahrell710/
Pfarrel710/
Farel672,064/
Feril671,511/
Forel671,301/
Verel67739/
Firel6740/
Fierl6732/
Pferl6731/
Feirl6730/
Pherrill6728/
Fehrl6726/
Pharrell6725/
Frele6723/
Fearl6712/
Firll6712/
Feryl674/
Feerl673/
Ferlt672/
Ferld671/
Fhergill671/
Farll671/
Farrl671/
Verll671/
Fereł671/
Fairriel671/
Forll670/
Ferlh670/
Faerl670/
Varriell670/

Ferrell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ferrell in the Russian language
Ферреллferrell-

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Ferrell Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferrell
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