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    The surname Ferland

    A French surname, carried by 2,277 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F645

    Ferland: #13,376 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ferland #13,376, 2,277 people Ferland: #13,376 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ferland #13,376, 2,277 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ferland is more common than 91.8% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Ferland. This surname is principally found among Quebecers and the French-Canadian diaspora.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,277 people named Ferland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,593 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,982.

    #13,376
    rank among US surnames
    2,277
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.9%
    change since 2000 (was #13,971)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,368Isler2,280135,415
    #13,370Hatmaker2,279135,474
    #13,375Picone2,278135,534
    #13,376Ferland2,277135,593
    #13,383Gunnell2,276135,653

    Who is named Ferland

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

    93% of people named Ferland identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ferlands

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Guy Ferland
      American film and television director, born 1966

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    Surnames that sound like Ferland

    Ferland has the Soundex code F645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F645.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ferland come from?
    From French Ferland. This surname is principally found among Quebecers and the French-Canadian diaspora.
    How common is the surname Ferland?
    2,277 people in the United States had the surname Ferland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,593 Americans. It ranked 13,376th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ferland?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ferland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Ferland?
    Guy Ferland, American film and television director.
    Where is the surname Ferland most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ferland in the United States.
    Is the surname Ferland getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,277 in 2010, up 15%.