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    The surname Ferrari

    An Italian surname, carried by 8,141 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /fəˈɹɑɹi/ 3 syllables Soundex F660

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ferrari is more common than 97.3% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Ferrari.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,141 people named Ferrari in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,925 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,759.

    #4,364
    rank among US surnames
    8,141
    people in 2010
    2.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #4,230)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,355Tillery8,15637,855
    #4,357Stallworth8,15537,860
    #4,358Ralph8,15337,869
    #4,359Tracey8,15237,874
    #4,361Mercier8,14937,888
    #4,362Oviedo8,14537,906
    #4,363Stinnett8,14237,920

    Who is named Ferrari

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

    88% of people named Ferrari identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ferraris

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 1987
    • William Ferrari
      Art director (1901-1962)
    • Alex Ferrari
      Brazilian singer, born 1982
    • Cacá
      Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1979)
    • Elisa Galvé
      Argentine actress (1922-2000)

    Notable Ferraris come mostly from Argentina (5), Brazil (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ferrari

    Ferrari has the Soundex code F660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F660.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ferrari come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Ferrari.
    How common is the surname Ferrari?
    8,141 people in the United States had the surname Ferrari in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,925 Americans. It ranked 4,364th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ferrari?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ferrari identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Ferrari?
    María Teresa Ferrari, Argentinian educator, physician and activist for women's rights (1887–1956), followed by Paulo Ferrari.
    Where is the surname Ferrari most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ferrari in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Ferrari?
    Ferrari is /fəˈɹɑɹi/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Ferrari getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,759 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,141 in 2010, up 4.9%.