Ferriby Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

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

Ferriby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferriby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England1001:557,18134,216
France101:6,642,272293,169
Falkland Islands61:522125
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ferriby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ferriby is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ferriby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferriby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,001,271st most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Ferriby are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States Ferriby is most numerous in: Michigan, where 60 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Ferriby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferriby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferriby surname expanded 831 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 435 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferriby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ferriby last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

Ferriby earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $41,928 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feriby920/
Ferreby8636/
Feariby8615/
Feribey860/
Ferisby860/
Ferribee8010/
Ferreiba801/
Ferribes800/
Feriba772/
Feribi772/
Feruby771/
Fereby770/
Ferreba7175/
Feribee7122/
Ferrebe7110/
Ferrebi711/
Ferebay711/
Feriber710/
Ferrebee67821/
Fearebay6715/
Ferrybai673/
Ferreiva672/
Ferrebes671/
Ferrybee670/
Farribee670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ferriby
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