Ferrington Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ferrington Surname Definition:

V. Farrington.

Ferrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6541:554,21945,765
England1641:339,74424,836
Australia741:364,80730,412
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales61:515,75523,171
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

Ferrington (72) may also be a first name.

Ferrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Farrington.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ferrington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ferrington occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 369,191st most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Ferrington reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ferrington is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name in the world, held by 72 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 554,219. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 32 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Ferrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferrington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ferrington surname rose 310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferrington Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Ferrington surname are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ferrington earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 187.38% more than the national average, earning 994,581 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 151.25% more than the national average, earning R 597,060 per year; in United States they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $41,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.67% more than the national average, earning $63,925 CAD per year.

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