Ferris Surname
Approximately 52,691 people bear this surname
Ferris Surname Definition:
W.F. T. Butler in his Gleanings from Irish History states that Ferris is traditionally believed to be a cognomen of a branch of the O'Moriartys. The name Ferris is now very numerous in north-east Ulster.
There it is that of a branch of the Scottish clan Ferguson, not a variant of O'Fergus.
Read More About This SurnameFerris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,881 | 1:12,550 | 1,559 |
| England | 6,481 | 1:8,597 | 1,255 |
| Australia | 4,237 | 1:6,371 | 932 |
| Canada | 4,131 | 1:8,919 | 1,333 |
| South Africa | 2,100 | 1:25,799 | 3,299 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,538 | 1:1,200 | 247 |
| Spain | 1,336 | 1:34,994 | 3,484 |
| New Zealand | 841 | 1:5,384 | 871 |
| Ireland | 696 | 1:6,766 | 995 |
| Scotland | 516 | 1:10,376 | 1,429 |
| Wales | 369 | 1:8,386 | 935 |
| Brazil | 323 | 1:662,769 | 24,478 |
| France | 302 | 1:219,943 | 34,150 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 132 | 1:751 | 128 |
| Malta | 102 | 1:4,218 | 291 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| Guernsey | 51 | 1:1,264 | 261 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 38 | 1:2,905 | 495 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Costa Rica | 26 | 1:183,849 | 2,454 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 1:18,776 | 937 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,582 | 1:2,800 | 521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,555 | 1:9,540 | 1,435 |
| Scotland | 294 | 1:12,732 | 1,504 |
| Wales | 105 | 1:14,937 | 882 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,601 | 1:7,608 | 975 |
The alternate forms: Ferrís (26) are calculated separately.
Ferris (3,080) may also be a first name.
Ferris Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
W.F. T. Butler in his Gleanings from Irish History states that Ferris is traditionally believed to be a cognomen of a branch of the O'Moriartys. The name Ferris is now very numerous in north-east Ulster.
There it is that of a branch of the Scottish clan Ferguson, not a variant of O'Fergus.
(Celtic-Greek) for Feoras, the Irish form of Pierce, which is the Anglo-French form of Peter, q.v. (English and Anglo-French-Teut.) Ferry's (Son): v. Ferry.
In Kerry a Variant of O’Fergus; in Ulster the name of a branch of the Scottish clan Ferguson. MIF 107; SIF 158
(Irish, French) Variant of Farris, q.v.; one who shoes horses or works with iron.
A corruption of Ferrers (which see). Fferis, in the Welsh, signifies steel.
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.).
Ferris Demographics
Ferris Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Ferris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferris Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ferris (Arabic: فيريس, Russian: Феррис) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as: Ferrís. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferris? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,671st most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 138,307 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Ferris live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ferris is also the 130,008th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 3,080 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 28,881 people, or 1 in 12,550. In The United States Ferris is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Ferris is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Ferris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ferris has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ferris surname increased 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 56 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 351 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferris Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (45%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Ferris surname are 9.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.65% registered with the party.
The amount Ferris earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning R 264,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 271.62% more than the national average, earning $84,366,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $50,556 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferris Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferris in the Russian language | ||
| Феррис | ferris | - |
| Ferris in the Arabic language | ||
| فيريس | fyrys | - |
| الفيريس | alfyrys | - |
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