How common is the surname Ferdinand?

2,690 people in the United States had the surname Ferdinand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,775 Americans. It ranked 11,653rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ferdinand?

Marie Ferdinand-Harris, American basketball player (born 1978).

Where is the surname Ferdinand most common?

Wikidata records people named Ferdinand in the United States.

Is the surname Ferdinand getting more or less common?

More common. 2,251 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,690 in 2010, up 20%.

Is Ferdinand also a first name?

Yes. Ferdinand is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ferdinand

A surname, carried by 2,690 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F635 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ferdinand is more common than 92.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,690 people named Ferdinand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,775 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,251.

#11,653

rank among US surnames

2,690

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+19.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,616)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,644	Danford	2,692	114,690
#11,648	Urso	2,691	114,733
#11,653	Foti	2,690	114,775
#11,659	DiSanto	2,689	114,818

Who is named Ferdinand

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

54% of people named Ferdinand identified as Black (not Hispanic), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 54%
White (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.1%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ferdinands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marie Ferdinand-Harris
American basketball player (born 1978)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Ferdinand

Friedmann

Ferdinand has the Soundex code F635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F635.

Questions

How common is the surname Ferdinand?: 2,690 people in the United States had the surname Ferdinand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,775 Americans. It ranked 11,653rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ferdinand?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Ferdinand identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ferdinand?: Marie Ferdinand-Harris, American basketball player (born 1978).
Where is the surname Ferdinand most common?: Wikidata records people named Ferdinand in the United States.
Is the surname Ferdinand getting more or less common?: More common. 2,251 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,690 in 2010, up 20%.
Is Ferdinand also a first name?: Yes. Ferdinand is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.