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

Ferrington is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferrington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 369,191st most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,482,080 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Ferrington live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ferrington is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 72 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 554,219. In The United States Ferrington is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 32 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Ferrington exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Ferrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ferrington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferrington last name expanded 310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferrington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing 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 national average, with 73.91% registered to vote for 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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