Ferries Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ferries Surname Definition:

A corruption of Ferrers (which see). Fferis, in the Welsh, signifies steel.

Ferries Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Scotland3091:17,3262,099
England2631:211,85618,170
France1211:548,94874,759
Canada691:533,99444,923
Australia641:421,80833,593
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2051:18,2601,895
England571:427,63825,025
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

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

Ferries (22) may also be a first name.

Ferries Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Ferrers (which see). Fferis, in the Welsh, signifies steel.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Flemish, Verraes; a personal name.

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

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ferries Last Name Facts

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

Ferries is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Ferriès. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferries? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 314,680th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,108,588 people. Ferries is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Ferries are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. Ferries is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 1,139,808. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 26 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Ferries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ferries has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferries surname expanded 366 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 461 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ferries Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ferries surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Ferries earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.12% less than the national average, earning R 135,168 per year; in United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.41% more than the national average, earning $62,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferriès951/
Ferraies931/
Ferriese930/
Ferris9252,691/
Ferrie924,592/
Ferres923,423/
Feries9253/
Ferrier8621,058/
Ferriss861,041/
Ferrise86904/
Farries86691/
Ferrais86623/
Ferrese86173/
Ferraes86132/
Fierres8671/
Ferrest8664/
Ferriez8654/
Ferrish8652/
Verries8635/
Ferrois8627/
Feirres8625/
Ferriea8616/
Ferrice867/
Ferreas866/
Ferrets864/
Ferreus864/
Feerris862/
Faeries862/
Ferreis862/
Ferress861/
Ferrist861/
Ferrgie861/
Ferriis861/
Fearres861/
Ferried861/
Ferrios861/
Fierrie861/
Ferriee861/
Ferriet861/
Ferreys861/
Fearris860/
Ferrris860/
Fearrie860/
Feres833,948/
Feris832,329/
Ferie8392/
Ferrisse8048/
Ferriche8025/
Fairries803/
Ferrijer803/
Ferreias802/
Ferraice801/
Ferretts801/
Ferrierr801/
Feerriss801/
Ferraios801/
Ferreice801/
Ferroist801/
Verrhies800/
Farris7746,617/
Farres773,147/
Ferriz772,521/
Faries771,919/
Fergie771,210/
Ferrez77918/
Verres77812/
Fehres77381/
Fearis77200/
Forres77180/
Ferier77170/
Ferges77168/
Forris77128/
Fieres77112/
Fergis77109/
Ferrés7793/
Verris7789/
Verrie7789/
Ferese7780/
Ferrié7753/
Feeris7752/
Ferise7731/
Feresz7731/
Ferest7726/
Ferrís7726/
Feresh7718/
Ferais7715/
Feriss7714/
Veries7713/
Ferish7710/
Feires779/
Ferrys776/
Fierie775/
Ferrex775/
Feerie774/
Ferjes774/
Feares773/
Ferios773/
Ferice773/
Ferets772/
Ferois772/
Fories772/
Fereis772/
Ferije772/
Feraes772/
Ferjie772/
Ferrée772/
Firres771/
Feures771/
Feuris771/
Faeris771/
Foeres771/
Ferrix771/
Firris771/
Feress771/
Férres771/
Feeres771/
Fehris771/
Fieris771/
Feyres771/
Feriee771/
Feriet771/
Fereus771/
Ferrye771/
Ferrès771/
Ferreé771/
Fetris771/
Fetrie771/
Ferieh771/
Feiris770/
Fearie770/
Firies770/
Ferhis770/
Ferraez711,661/
Farrish711,461/
Ferreux71804/
Farrais71694/
Verriez71639/
Fierrez71310/
Fairris71260/
Verrees71165/
Farriss71141/
Ferraiz71128/
Fairrie71105/
Fairres71100/
Feriche7184/
Veyries7163/
Farress7154/
Ferrous7141/
Ferrizz7135/
Fergisz7132/
Fairies7128/
Forriez7128/
Feraios7117/
Ferrays7115/
Ferisse717/
Ferrich716/
Ferreaz716/
Ferihet714/
Verreys714/
Vierres713/
Fehrest713/
Feraish712/
Fherese712/
Feresch712/
Forrois712/
Fitries712/
Forress711/
Fereias711/
Fereuos711/
Feriyas711/
Fharris711/
Feerier711/
Feerise711/
Fearier711/
Ferieha711/
Ferreiz711/
Ferretz711/
Verreus711/
Verriès711/
Férreas711/
Farreas711/
Feireis711/
Fheeres711/
Ferre'z711/
Ferisch711/
Feretts711/
Ferrioz711/
Vierris711/
Ferrizt711/
Ferriha711/
Ferease711/
Ferejie711/
Varries711/
Forreus711/
Fariezs711/
Farriez711/
Pfarres710/
Pherris710/
Farresh710/
Forrais710/
Vorries710/
Pherres710/
Firrier710/
Faerish710/
Forrish710/
Ferrece710/
Fergess710/
Feargie710/
Firrish710/
Fares67257,228/
Faris6774,486/
Veres6737,744/
Ferez673,570/
Fores673,509/
Foris671,238/
Ferge67962/
Veris67643/
Fires67497/
Feriz67423/
Ferriggi67228/
Firis67195/
Ferys67124/
Ferix6760/
Verroios6759/
Firie6755/
Pharries6754/
Fereš6747/
Verie6734/
Féres6734/
Ferje6725/
Ferji6719/
Fyris6713/
Ferex6713/
Ferisova6712/
Feireiss6711/
Ferreitz674/
Verroias674/
Vorrhies673/
Fairrier673/
Fairrais673/
Fyres673/
Ferye673/
Ferié673/
Fyrie672/
Féris672/
Ferreeii671/
Fetreyes671/
Foerisch671/
Veerresh671/
Feraiche671/
Fierhuis671/
Feresova671/
Fereś671/
Ferès671/
Fairress670/
Foirrier670/
Ferrehee670/
Featress670/

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