Ferriman Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ferriman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the ferryman,' one who conveys people over a river.

Johannes Wryght, faryman, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Thomas Feryman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Faryman, Close Rolls, 12 Henry IV.

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Ferriman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
England2081:267,87521,171
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Canada431:856,87466,382
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Wales281:110,5198,545
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Austria131:655,03358,041
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Ferriman (17) may also be a first name.

Ferriman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the ferryman,' one who conveys people over a river.

Johannes Wryght, faryman, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Thomas Feryman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Faryman, Close Rolls, 12 Henry IV.

Nicholas Feryman. 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Johannes Feryman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Walcote, feryman, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Toure, feryman, 1379: ibid.

In the village of Armin occur Johannes Moram, feryman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam Feriman, 1379: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the friar's man-servant'; compare Priestman, Monkman, Matthewman, Ladyman, &c. Probably it means the man, i.e. the servant, of the friar.

Richard Frereman, Close Rolls, 45 Edward III.

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

Ferriman Last Name Facts

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

Ferriman is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferriman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 511,519th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Ferriman reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ferriman is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 1,603,801. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 44 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Hawaii, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Ferriman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ferriman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferriman surname rose 471 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferriman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ferriman surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Ferriman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.62% more than the national average, earning R 479,124 per year; in United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $51,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feriman9329/
Ferryman88788/
Ferisman886/
Ferrimam881/
Fereiman880/
Farriman880/
Ferrimond821/
Ferreyman820/
Fariman80320/
Ferimon809/
Fereman804/
Feryman802/
Foriman800/
Verreman7566/
Firisman755/
Fajriman753/
Feureman751/
Fehreman751/
Verryman751/
Farrimon751/
Ferimond751/
Fetreman751/
Fireiman751/
Fergeman750/
Fareiman750/
Fitrisman7125/
Ferremone718/
Fergemann718/
Firaimain711/
Foreman6752,625/
Fireman67392/
Frejman67111/
Vereman6749/
Fareman6712/
Variman675/
Farimon672/
Firimon672/
Fyreman672/
Foruman671/
Veruman671/
Firuman670/

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