Ferres Surname
Approximately 3,423 people bear this surname
Ferres Surname Definition:
From (Mac)-ferries which see, or simply a corruption of Fergus, which see. Old (17th century) spellings are: Feres, Ferres, Phires, Pheres, and Ferries. By local usage in Aberdeenshire Ferris is a contraction of Ferguson (Rev. A. B. Grosart).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1,109 | 1:42,157 | 4,055 |
| Brazil | 564 | 1:379,564 | 14,504 |
| Uruguay | 343 | 1:10,005 | 1,122 |
| Australia | 258 | 1:104,634 | 11,756 |
| United States | 223 | 1:1,625,376 | 108,854 |
| Germany | 204 | 1:394,635 | 36,643 |
| Argentina | 199 | 1:214,791 | 17,691 |
| France | 168 | 1:395,373 | 58,261 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Venezuela | 38 | 1:794,844 | 12,955 |
| Paraguay | 25 | 1:289,470 | 4,710 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
The alternate forms: Ferrés (93), Férres (1) & Ferrès (1) are calculated separately.
Ferres (30) may also be a first name.
Ferres Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From (Mac)-ferries which see, or simply a corruption of Fergus, which see. Old (17th century) spellings are: Feres, Ferres, Phires, Pheres, and Ferries. By local usage in Aberdeenshire Ferris is a contraction of Ferguson (Rev. A. B. Grosart). Ferries also occurs as a diminutive of Farquharson.
A corruption of Ferrers (which see). Fferis, in the Welsh, signifies steel.
Ferris is an old Wilts name. An influential family thus called, resided at Blunsdon in the 16th century (A.), and Ferris was also the name of the vicar of Sutton Benger in 1642, and of a Warminster family in the middle of last century (H.).
User-submitted Reference
The origin of the surname Ferres (at least in Spanish speaking countries) comes from the Catalan word "ferrer" (in plural, ferrers) which means smith.
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Ferres Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferres Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ferres is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Ferrés, Férres or Ferrès. For other potential spellings of Ferres click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferres? popularity and diffusion
It is the 131,961st most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,128,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Ferres live; 35 percent live in South America and 32 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname Ferres is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 1,109 people, or 1 in 42,157. In Spain Ferres is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 72 percent reside, Andalusia, where 22 percent reside and Madrid, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Spain Ferres occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Uruguay, where 10 percent reside.
Ferres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ferres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferres surname rose 297 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferres Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ferres last name is principally Anglican (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ferres last name are 38.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.11% being registered with the party.
The amount Ferres earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 74.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 4,849 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.86% less than the national average, earning $15,924,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $46,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $50,175 CAD per year.
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