Ferrett Surname

277,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Ferrett Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Feraert; from the French, Ferrett; from the German, Fereth; a personal name.

Ferrett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:118,80212,073
Australia3991:67,6588,056
United States3891:931,77169,805
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Ferrétt (1) are calculated separately.

Ferrett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Feraert; from the French, Ferrett; from the German, Fereth; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ferrett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferrett is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ferrétt. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 277,488th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,220,305 people. Ferrett occurs mostly in Europe, where 36 percent of Ferrett reside; 35 percent reside in Northern Europe and 35 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Ferrett is most numerous in England, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 118,802. In England Ferrett is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 16 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and West Sussex, where 9 percent reside. Barring England Ferrett exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 28 percent reside.

Ferrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferrett has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ferrett last name expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferrett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ferrett last name is primarily Methodist (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ferrett surname are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.27% registered with the party.

The amount Ferrett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.11% more than the national average, earning R 275,916 per year and in United States they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $45,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrétt951/
Ferrette93547/
Ferretts931/
Ferret926,328/
Ferett921/
Fearrette882/
Verrett861,825/
Ferrete861,549/
Forrett86191/
Farrett8690/
Ferette8687/
Ferrest8664/
Fierret8615/
Ferritt864/
Ferrets864/
Ferreth863/
Ferreit861/
Ferretz861/
Feretts861/
Ferriet861/
Ferreet860/
Ferre8324,916/
Feret835,315/
Verriett8015/
Ferriott809/
Ferreitz804/
Ferhette802/
Ferestte801/
Farriett800/
Forrhett800/
Ferrer77333,663/
Verret775,852/
Ferrie774,592/
Ferree774,210/
Ferres773,423/
Farret771,084/
Ferrey77946/
Ferrez77918/
Forret77634/
Fieret77445/
Ferrea77437/
Ferete77176/
Verett77110/
Ferrei7795/
Fierre7736/
Ferest7726/
Ferrit7719/
Forett7714/
Ferhet779/
Ferred777/
Feyret774/
Foeret774/
Ferreh772/
Ferets772/
Ferreu772/
Ferget772/
Ferrée772/
Feuret771/
Fheret771/
Fearet771/
Feriet771/
Fereit771/
Ferejt771/
Ferrét771/
Firett771/
Farett770/
Firret770/
Fere733,238/
Verreth71741/
Verreet71377/
Ferriot71275/
Verreyt71259/
Verriet71237/
Ferrite71232/
Ferruit71130/
Pferrer71130/
Forreth7142/
Varrett7130/
Ferrait7130/
Ferrrer7127/
Feirres7125/
Ferreer7121/
Feirrer7119/
Ferriea7116/
Fearrey7110/
Ferrerr718/
Feerrer716/
Ferreaz716/
Ferreas716/
Fereadt715/
Fiorett715/
Ferhetz714/
Pherett713/
Fehrest713/
Ferreis712/
Ferhete712/
Ferress711/
Ferrist711/
Fearrer711/
Fearres711/
Fariett711/
Frehitt711/
Virrett711/
Verritt711/
Ferried711/
Ferreiz711/
Firette711/
Farriet711/
Fierrie711/
Ferre'z711/
Ferreys711/
Ferrizt711/
Feritte710/
Forritt710/
Vierett710/
Fearrie710/
Vorrett710/
Farritt710/
Fergitt710/
Feareit710/
Ferri6773,353/
Ferry6736,603/
Foret678,805/
Ferra677,811/
Feres673,948/
Ferej673,779/
Ferez673,570/
Ferey672,173/
Veret671,833/
Verre671,442/
Ferge67962/
Ferré67844/
Ferer67616/
Fehre67478/
Faret67461/
Fiere67355/
Feare67304/
Ferit67221/
Feere67211/
Verreijt67127/
Firre67127/
Firet67120/
Ferea67119/
Verrieth67116/
Fetre67110/
Fereh67104/
Ferie6792/
Ferrè6768/
Feire6762/
Fereš6747/
Ferrá6743/
Feyre6733/
Féret6732/
Feree6730/
Feure6727/
Ferje6725/
Fered6724/
Ferze6722/
Fereshte6717/
Ferei6717/
Feretová6716/
Frejt6711/
Pharrett672/
Ferreeii671/
Ferhe671/
Ferrí671/
Ferrê671/
Fereś671/
Feryt671/
D'Ferrer671/
Ferroist671/
Fejre671/
Ferrehee670/
Varriett670/

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