Ferrey Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Ferrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ferry." Probably the bearer of the name resided at the ferry in order to carry on his business as a ferryman; v. Ferriman.

Roger de Ferye. Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Ferrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua2701:22,3001,019
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
France1821:364,96054,499
England1001:557,18134,216
Canada601:614,09350,489
Costa Rica301:159,3362,242
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Ferrey (38) may also be a first name.

Ferrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ferry." Probably the bearer of the name resided at the ferry in order to carry on his business as a ferryman; v. Ferriman.

Roger de Ferye. Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Ferie. Yorkshire, ibid.

Johannes de Fery, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes del Fery, 1379: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1. From residence near one. 2. Possibly however from fer ey, the remote or distant island. 3. Camden says, "For Frederick th' English have commonly used Frery and Fery, which hath been now a long time a Christian name in the ancient family of Tilney, and lucky to their house as they report."-Remaines, edit. 1674, p. 92.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Norman pronunciation of Feret. Richard Feret, Robert, and Oinus F. of Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Ferot of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Ferrey Last Name Facts

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

Ferrey is found most in Nicaragua. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 377,677th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. Ferrey is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Ferrey reside; 32 percent reside in Central America and 32 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 22,300. In Nicaragua it is most prevalent in: Managua Department, where 69 percent reside, León Department, where 10 percent reside and Rivas Department, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nicaragua this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 19 percent reside.

Ferrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferrey surname rose 270 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferrey Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Ferrey surname are 12.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Ferrey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.19% more than the national average, earning R 501,864 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.76% less than the national average, earning $13,222,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferreya9212/
Fearrey9210/
Ferreyo921/
Ferreys921/
Ferry9136,603/
Ferre9124,916/
Ferey912,173/
Ferrer83333,663/
Ferret836,328/
Ferrie834,592/
Ferree834,210/
Ferres833,423/
Ferrez83918/
Forrey83871/
Farrey83739/
Ferrea83437/
Verrey83331/
Fearey83294/
Ferray83155/
Ferrei8395/
Fergey8341/
Fierre8336/
Fereyd8334/
Feurey8333/
Feerey8318/
Ferroe8312/
Fierry838/
Foerry838/
Ferred837/
Ferrae836/
Ferrys836/
Ferryd834/
Ferroy833/
Ferrue833/
Ferreh832/
Fherry832/
Ferreu832/
Feirey832/
Fereya832/
Ferrée832/
Ferejy831/
Ferrry831/
Ferriy831/
Feurry831/
Foerre831/
Ferrye831/
Faerey831/
Fearry830/
Pferry830/
Firrey830/
Foerey830/
Fetrey830/
Fery804,786/
Fere803,238/
Ferreia771,481/
Ferrett771,396/
Pferrer77130/
Ferrest7764/
Ferrrer7727/
Feirres7725/
Ferreer7721/
Ferraye7719/
Feirrer7719/
Ferriea7716/
Ferrays7715/
Ferrerr778/
Feerrer776/
Ferreaz776/
Ferreas776/
Ferraje776/
Ferrets774/
Ferreus774/
Ferrahy772/
Ferraya772/
Ferreii772/
Ferreis772/
Ferress771/
Ferreio771/
Ferreui771/
Fearrer771/
Fearres771/
Ferruya771/
Ferreiz771/
Ferreit771/
Ferreie771/
Ferretz771/
Fierrie771/
Ferre'z771/
Fereihy771/
Ferreua771/
Fierzey770/
Fearrie770/
Ferreet770/
Ferri7373,353/
Farre739,771/
Ferra737,811/
Feret735,315/
Feres733,948/
Ferej733,779/
Ferez733,570/
Farry732,301/
Verry732,226/
Farey732,175/
Forry731,984/
Forey731,830/
Verre731,442/
Feray731,211/
Ferge73962/
Feary73920/
Ferré73844/
Ferer73616/
Feery73603/
Feury73578/
Firey73515/
Fehre73478/
Fejry73415/
Fiery73384/
Fiere73355/
Verey73317/
Feare73304/
Forre73273/
Feere73211/
Foery73176/
Feroe73141/
Firre73127/
Ferys73124/
Ferea73119/
Faery73116/
Fetre73110/
Fereh73104/
Feiry73102/
Feyry7399/
Ferie7392/
Feroy7388/
Ferrè7368/
Feryo7366/
Feire7362/
Faere7358/
Fereš7347/
Ferrá7343/
Férey7337/
Feyre7333/
Feryi7331/
Feree7330/
Feure7327/
Ferje7325/
Fered7324/
Ferze7322/
Ferrà7319/
Ferei7317/
Fehry7314/
Fetry736/
Frehy734/
Fyrey734/
Feriy733/
Ferye733/
Ferue732/
Ferhy731/
Feryy731/
Firry731/
Ferhe731/
Ferrí731/
Ferrê731/
Feryd731/
Fereś731/
Ferrã731/
Feryt731/
Feryś731/
Fejre731/
Ffery731/
Feryh731/
Ferae730/
Ferrouie7169/
Ferreitz714/
Ferreias712/
Ferraies711/
Ferreeii711/
Ferretts711/
Fetreyes711/
Feherray711/
Farreiiy711/
Ferrouet711/
Ferruyau711/
D'Ferrer711/
Ferrehee710/
Farrahey710/
Ferrieia710/
Ferraz67165,038/
Ferrão6789,138/
Ferris6752,691/
Ferrah6715,241/
Fereja6710,678/
Ferras675,809/
Virrey673,820/
Ferrat672,810/
Verhey672,688/
Ferriz672,521/
Fairey671,968/
Farray671,145/
Forray671,140/
Feyrer671,082/
Ferrai671,045/
Ferrio671,039/
Ferrau67857/
Ferrad67853/
Feirer67738/
Ferraj67552/
Fereji67444/
Fireyi67416/
Ferrou67384/
Fehres67381/
Fearer67281/
Ferraa67275/
Farrie67208/
Ferroa67205/
Feerer67199/
Varrey67157/
Ferrás67133/
Fierri67129/
Fierra67115/
Vierre67113/
Fereje67111/
Fieyre67106/
Feriya6797/
Ferrés6793/
Verrie6789/
Fiorey6784/
Feurra6782/
Verroy6782/
Ferech6777/
Farhey6750/
Pfarre6736/
Fahrey6734/
Fettre6733/
Vearey6732/
Fieray6732/
Feresz6731/
Férrer6731/
Ferest6726/
Ferrís6726/
Ferejo6725/
Feuray6725/
Feroye6725/
Farrea6721/
Firrer6721/
Fereha6721/
Ferrit6719/
Vorrey6719/
Verreu6719/
Fereid6719/
Feresh6718/
Feirra6718/
Forrie6716/
Ferrúa6716/
Fareya6715/
Ferraù6715/
Faerie6714/
Feryji6714/
Forroy6714/
Verrei6711/
Vereya6710/
Fereia6710/
Ferrza6710/
Ferràs6710/
Fergoy6710/
Faehre6710/
Fereed6710/
Fejrer679/
Ferhet679/
Feires679/
Vereye678/
Pherry677/
Farreh677/
Faeree677/
Fererr676/
Foehre676/
Ferroi675/
Ferawe675/
Fierie675/
Ferecz675/
Feređa675/
Feerie674/
Feitre674/
Farehy674/
Ferrih674/
Feyret674/
Feraye674/
Feares673/
Fitrey673/
Fearea673/
Farreu673/
Fairre673/
Fereer673/
Ferrér673/
Vierry673/
Fyrrer673/
Fierea673/
Fareey673/
Ferets672/
Farree672/
Fairry672/
Fiorre672/
Ferher672/
Ferrui672/
Forrea672/
Verree672/
Verray672/
Fereis672/
Ferije672/
Ferrra672/
Ferráz672/
Verruy672/
Feirri672/
Faeroy672/
Förrer672/
Feryeh672/
Ferrid672/
Feroje671/
Pherre671/
Ferajy671/
Ferroj671/
Feruya671/
Fireys671/
Firrej671/
Firres671/
Fherer671/
Fheret671/
Fhetre671/
Fieryi671/
Forhey671/
Forree671/
Verejy671/
Verrea671/
Vearry671/
Ferett671/
Feress671/
Ferràh671/
Fareye671/
Ferrri671/
Férreh671/
Ferréz671/
Färrer671/
Férrea671/
Férres671/
Férrez671/
Fearet671/
Farroy671/
Feirez671/
Feiryd671/
Feeres671/
Foerie671/
Foreya671/
Feyres671/
Ferhee671/
Feraie671/
Feraiy671/
Fereit671/
Ferejt671/
Fereus671/
Fereuz671/
Ferrès671/
Ferrét671/
Fetree671/
Fetrez671/
Farrre671/
Ferrhi671/
Fereah671/
Veirre671/
Ffeire671/
Fettry671/
Ferieh671/
Fereaz671/
Fereie671/
Feehry670/
Ferohy670/
Firree670/
Feriye670/
Fierze670/
Fearee670/
Fearie670/
Fearye670/
Fahrry670/
Fearoy670/
Fehery670/
Ferzee670/
Feuree670/
Fergay670/
Fetray670/
Firret670/
Fearoe670/

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