O'Ferrall Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Ferrall Surname Definition:

Ó Fearghail A numerous and and important sept of Annaly. IF 139; Map Long; Plate XI

O'Ferrall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
England641:870,59545,570
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Ireland221:214,0438,362
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

O'Ferrall (14) may also be a first name.

O'Ferrall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fearghail A numerous and and important sept of Annaly. IF 139; Map Long; Plate XI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mr. D'Alton characterizes them as an "illustrious sept," whose principality covered a large portion of the present county of Longford. They were great builders of castles, and founders of abbeys. The first actual record of the name seems to occur in the year 1141, when the aged chief, Gildas O'Ferral, departed this life.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'Ferrall Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Ferrall Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Ferrall occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of O'Ferrall.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Ferrall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,035,555th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of O'Ferrall reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 46 percent reside, California, where 20 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

O'Ferrall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Ferrall has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 6,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 105 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Ferrall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Ferrall earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.33% more than the national average, earning $86,442 USD per year.

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