Ferrin Surname

44,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Ferrin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9611:91,50710,286
Ecuador3,7611:4,229718
Colombia1,3831:34,5442,077
Spain7701:60,7175,506
Argentina7111:60,1175,123
France1791:371,07755,233
Cuba1691:68,1822,481
England1151:484,50531,272
Uruguay1041:32,9983,797
Northern Ireland1021:18,0892,301
Italy971:630,48157,010
Venezuela901:335,6017,420
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Canada531:695,20056,020
Panama451:86,9393,484
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Wales81:386,81619,671
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7481:67,1377,285

The alternate forms: Ferrín (45) & Ferrìn (2) are calculated separately.

Ferrin (420) may also be a first name.

Ferrin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferrin is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Ferrín or Ferrìn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,014th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 617,275 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Ferrin reside; 52 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 419,319th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 420 people.

The last name Ferrin is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,961 people, or 1 in 91,507. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 14 percent reside, Arizona, where 8 percent reside and Nevada, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 32 percent reside and Colombia, where 12 percent reside.

Ferrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferrin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferrin last name increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ferrin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ferrin surname are 23.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferrin earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning $18,429,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $49,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrín9445/
Ferrìn942/
Ferring92935/
Ferrien92134/
Ferrion9276/
Fearrin9259/
Ferrina9220/
Ferrind920/
Ferin911,222/
Ferrn911/
Fearrien8630/
Fearring860/
Fehrring860/
Ferina831,669/
Ferren831,543/
Farrin83579/
Fergin83300/
Fering83198/
Verrin83122/
Fearin8381/
Ferion8380/
Fejrin8371/
Ferrim8349/
Ferzin8323/
Ferien8317/
Forrin8312/
Fierin836/
Feyrin836/
Fetrin836/
Ferryn834/
Firrin832/
Feurin832/
Ferijn832/
Fherin831/
Fehrin831/
Faerin831/
Feruin831/
Ferrne830/
Fern808,065/
Feiring77437/
Verrien77241/
Fearing77163/
Ferrent7745/
Ferrenq7741/
Fejring7729/
Firring7713/
Pherrin7712/
Verrijn778/
Feering775/
Forrien774/
Feitrin774/
Ferreng773/
Ferreen772/
Ferrenc772/
Ferrend772/
Ferinck771/
Feytrin771/
Fearinq771/
Farrien771/
Faerren771/
Fhering771/
Ferraen771/
Ferinne771/
Fearien770/
Ferrenn770/
Farin7312,439/
Fearn738,076/
Verin734,541/
Forin731,411/
Feryn73807/
Ferne73604/
Feren73388/
Firin73223/
Feirn73184/
Ferim73106/
Ferng7395/
Fehrn7380/
Fyrin7315/
Fernn7310/
Férin7310/
Pfern737/
Fernå736/
Fernø736/
Fernd731/
Verrn731/
Fiern730/
Feern730/
Forrn730/
Ferinová7118/
Pherrien716/
Pherrind711/
Feringue711/
Ferinova711/
Farren678,165/
Fajrin676,076/
Fiorin674,065/
Ferent671,700/
Vierin67703/
Forren67567/
Varrin67562/
Firing67476/
Fearne67329/
Feryna67252/
Forien67225/
Fehren67177/
Fahrin67171/
Ferenț67164/
Faeren67142/
Firina67115/
Fairin67108/
Verren6786/
Verien6763/
Farien6759/
Firion6754/
Fieren6747/
Firgin6740/
Fijrin6738/
Firzin6731/
Fitrin6728/
Fereng6728/
Fearen6726/
Feeren6723/
Fihrin6713/
Fyrina6712/
Veerin6710/
Fyring676/
Ferzyn676/
Ferzen675/
Veyrin675/
Fereen674/
Pherin673/
Ferrem673/
Fetrim673/
Firinn672/
Feiren672/
Farinn672/
Ferync672/
Feręnc672/
Fheren672/
Fernck671/
Ferntt671/
Firind671/
Fharin671/
Feirng671/
Fayrin671/
Ferend671/
Fearnk671/
Färing671/
Férien671/
Föring671/
Ffarin671/
Fearng670/
Vearin670/
Vehrin670/
Fehern670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferrin
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