Ferry Surname
Approximately 36,603 people bear this surname
Ferry Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ferry." Probably the bearer of the name resided at the ferry in order to carry on his business as a ferryman; v. Ferriman.
Roger de Ferye. Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameFerry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,163 | 1:27,536 | 3,442 |
| France | 11,510 | 1:5,771 | 479 |
| Philippines | 2,332 | 1:43,413 | 6,943 |
| England | 2,114 | 1:26,357 | 3,601 |
| Indonesia | 1,727 | 1:76,577 | 8,166 |
| Australia | 1,472 | 1:18,339 | 2,561 |
| Ireland | 995 | 1:4,733 | 794 |
| Scotland | 624 | 1:8,580 | 1,251 |
| Canada | 420 | 1:87,728 | 9,696 |
| Northern Ireland | 378 | 1:4,881 | 930 |
| New Zealand | 205 | 1:22,089 | 3,870 |
| Brazil | 165 | 1:1,297,420 | 44,380 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Belgium | 107 | 1:107,445 | 16,114 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Malaysia | 71 | 1:415,412 | 21,545 |
| Peru | 68 | 1:467,414 | 13,756 |
| Chile | 67 | 1:262,932 | 7,829 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Malta | 60 | 1:7,171 | 476 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Colombia | 50 | 1:955,481 | 9,064 |
| Mauritius | 50 | 1:25,868 | 5,280 |
| Luxembourg | 38 | 1:15,277 | 3,461 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,125 | 1:3,938 | 695 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 796 | 1:30,622 | 4,085 |
| Scotland | 148 | 1:25,292 | 2,311 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,008 | 1:16,695 | 2,130 |
Ferry (82,396) may also be a first name.
Ferry Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ferry." Probably the bearer of the name resided at the ferry in order to carry on his business as a ferryman; v. Ferriman.
Roger de Ferye. Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Ferie. Yorkshire, ibid.
Johannes de Fery, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes del Fery, 1379: ibid.
(English) Dweller at a Ferry; or metonymic for Ferry-Man [Old English ferian, to convey across] (French-Teut.) French diminutive of Frederick (q.v.) and Ferdinand (q.v).
Ó Fearadhaigh A Donegal sept of the Cenél Conaill. MIF 107
Ó Fearadhaigh A Donegal sept of the Cenél Conaill. MIF 107
(English, French) Dweller at, or near, a ferry; one who operated a ferry, descendant of Ferry, a pet form of Frederic (peace, ruler).
1. From residence near one. 2. Possibly however from fer ey, the remote or distant island. 3. Camden says, "For Frederick th' English have commonly used Frery and Fery, which hath been now a long time a Christian name in the ancient family of Tilney, and lucky to their house as they report."-Remaines, edit. 1674, p. 92.
Ferry Demographics
Ferry Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Ferry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ferry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ferry (Arabic: فيري) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ferry? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,217th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 199,097 people. The surname Ferry occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Ferry reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Ferry is also the 12,072nd most numerous given name worldwide, held by 82,396 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 13,163 people, or 1 in 27,536. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Ferry exists in 112 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.
Ferry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ferry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferry last name grew 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 12 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 422 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ferry Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ferry surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ferry last name are 12.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.28% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ferry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 48.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,760 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.31% more than the national average, earning R 490,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $21,099,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $45,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.58% more than the national average, earning $62,888 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ferry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry in the Arabic language | ||
| فيري | fyry | - |
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