Ferriss Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ferriss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferriss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6561:552,52945,649
Canada2281:161,60316,308
England901:619,09036,665
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Ferriss (24) may also be a first name.

Ferriss Last Name Facts

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

Ferriss is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferriss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 350,471st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. The surname Ferriss occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Ferriss live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 656 people, or 1 in 552,529. In The United States Ferriss is most common in: Iowa, where 12 percent are found, Louisiana, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Ferriss exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Ferriss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferriss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferriss last name rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 158 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ferriss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ferriss surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ferriss are 22.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Ferriss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferrisse9348/
Feerriss931/
Ferris9252,691/
Feriss9214/
Ferries861,193/
Ferrise86904/
Ferrais86623/
Farriss86141/
Ferrish8652/
Ferrois8627/
Ferisse867/
Feerris862/
Ferreis862/
Ferress861/
Ferrist861/
Ferrios861/
Fearris860/
Ferrris860/
Ferri8373,353/
Feris832,329/
Feireiss8011/
Ferroist801/
Farris7746,617/
Fariss775,929/
Ferrie774,592/
Ferres773,423/
Ferriz772,521/
Ferrai771,045/
Ferrio771,039/
Fearis77200/
Fierri77129/
Forris77128/
Fergis77109/
Ferrei7795/
Ferrés7793/
Verris7789/
Feries7753/
Feeris7752/
Ferise7731/
Ferrís7726/
Ferrit7719/
Ferais7715/
Ferish7710/
Ferrys776/
Ferroi775/
Foriss774/
Ferrih774/
Ferios773/
Ferrui772/
Ferois772/
Fereis772/
Veriss772/
Feirri772/
Firiss772/
Ferrid772/
Ferriy771/
Feuris771/
Faeris771/
Ferrix771/
Firris771/
Feress771/
Ferrri771/
Fehris771/
Fieris771/
Ferrès771/
Fetris771/
Ferrhi771/
Feiris770/
Ferhis770/
Feri735,791/
Farrish711,461/
Farrais71694/
Farries71691/
Fairris71260/
Ferrese71173/
Ferruit71130/
Ferraiz71128/
Fierres7171/
Ferrest7164/
Farress7154/
Ferriez7154/
Ferraia7144/
Verries7135/
Ferrizz7135/
Fergisz7132/
Ferrait7130/
Feirres7125/
Ferriea7116/
Ferrays7115/
Fioriss7112/
Ferrice717/
Ferraid716/
Ferrich716/
Ferreas716/
Ferritt714/
Ferrets714/
Ferreus714/
Feraish712/
Faeries712/
Fairiss712/
Forrois712/
Forress711/
Fharris711/
Fierroi711/
Feerise711/
Fearres711/
Fuiriss711/
Ferreiz711/
Ferreit711/
Feireis711/
Fierrie711/
Ferisch711/
Ferrioz711/
Ferreys711/
Vierris711/
Ferrizt711/
Pherris710/
Forrais710/
Faerish710/
Forrish710/
Fergess710/
Foreiss710/
Fearrie710/
Firrish710/
Faris6774,486/
Ferry6736,603/
Ferre6724,916/
Ferra677,811/
Verri676,973/
Ferhi676,168/
Feres673,948/
Ferid672,727/
Foris671,238/
Ferré67844/
Fehri67823/
Veris67643/
Ferer67616/
Fieri67441/
Feriz67423/
Ferit67221/
Firis67195/
Ferzi67182/
Fetri67177/
Fejri67173/
Ferys67124/
Ferie6792/
Feyri6780/
Ferio6774/
Ferrè6768/
Ferix6760/
Feiri6748/
Ferrá6743/
Firri6740/
Ferraggi6733/
Ferai6731/
Feryi6731/
Ferriche6725/
Fergi6725/
Ferei6717/
Feroi6715/
Fyris6713/
Ferisova6712/
Feeri6711/
Ferih6710/
Pferi678/
Frehisse675/
Ferreitz674/
Pharriss674/
Feriy673/
Fairries673/
Ferruggi673/
Fairrais673/
Ferip672/
Féris672/
Feari672/
Ferraice671/
Ferreeii671/
Ferretts671/
Foerisch671/
Ferrí671/
Ferrê671/
Feuri671/
Fierhuis671/
Ferreice671/
Ferui671/
Ferès671/
Ferij671/
Fairress670/
Verrhies670/
Featress670/

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Ferriss Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ferriss
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