# Ferrari (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ferrari/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,141 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,364 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 37,925 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (7,759 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /fəˈɹɑɹi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ferrari.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ferrari in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ferrari in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.

## People named Ferrari

- María Teresa Ferrari, Argentinian educator, physician and activist for women's rights (1887–1956)
- Paulo Ferrari, Argentine footballer (born 1982)
- León Ferrari, Argentine artist (1920-2013)
- Jonathan Ferrari, Argentine professional footballer
- William Ferrari, art director (1901-1962)
- Alex Ferrari, Brazilian singer
- Cacá, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1979)
- Elisa Galvé, Argentine actress (1922-2000)

## Similar surnames

Ferreira, Ferrer, Farrar, Ferrara, Ferraro, Ferrier, Ferrera, Ferrero, Ferreyra, Ferreri, Fryer, Fraire.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.