Ferriday Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ferriday Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferriday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5771:96,56510,260
Australia911:296,65626,074
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Wales351:88,4157,250
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Ferriday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferriday is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ferriday click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferriday? popularity and diffusion

Ferriday is the 427,014th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. The surname Ferriday occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Ferriday reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 96,565. In England Ferriday is most numerous in: Shropshire, where 24 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 12 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Ferriday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferriday has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ferriday last name rose 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 245 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferriday Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ferriday surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Ferriday earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $52,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrida935/
Feriday931/
Ferridy930/
Ferreday88181/
Ferreida8850/
Farriday8811/
Ferraida881/
Ferridai881/
Forriday880/
Ferida863,075/
Fereday801,958/
Fariday80915/
Ferruda80121/
Feridah8028/
Ferisda8020/
Feridha8019/
Farrida8014/
Fereida808/
Feraida807/
Fherida806/
Firiday806/
Ferreda805/
Fjriday804/
Feridas802/
Foriday802/
Ferredy801/
Fetrida801/
Feryday801/
Verrida801/
Faerida801/
Ferridge75211/
Faridaye7542/
Fereidad7527/
Ferrueda7522/
Farridah7521/
Ferreyda758/
Firridas755/
Ferridis752/
Faridaya751/
Ferredas751/
Farida71124,294/
Forida711,847/
Firida711,389/
Faridy71426/
Fereda71134/
Feridj71127/
Feruda7171/
Verida7160/
Feridi7153/
Feride7145/
Feredy7117/
Faridayeh718/
Fyrida713/
Férida711/
Faridah6727,341/
Faridha67826/
Viriday67427/
Firaida67240/
Fharida67190/
Fahrida67156/
Faraida67118/
Fitrida67100/
Fiorida6786/
Fereyda6728/
Ferrede6726/
Ferueda6720/
Faridaa6713/
Farieda6711/
Feredye679/
Variday678/
Foreday677/
Faraidy677/
Feredha676/
Ferydha675/
Foraida675/
Faridda674/
Veroida674/
Fesreda673/
Firidas673/
Hfarida673/
Veraida673/
Fareday672/
Fereddy672/
Farridi672/
Faridau672/
Faridiy672/
Feridis672/
Faridai672/
Faridea672/
Faridey672/
Firuida672/
Ferideh672/
Fireday671/
Pfarida671/
Ferheda671/
Fariddy671/
Vierida671/
Veridha671/
Ferredj671/
Ffarida671/
Feridou671/
Firidah671/
Fireida671/
Feriddi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ferriday
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