How common is the surname Ferrell?

33,418 people in the United States had the surname Ferrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,239 Americans. It ranked 1,043rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ferrell?

Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967), followed by Conchata Ferrell.

Where is the surname Ferrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Ferrell in the United States.

How do you pronounce Ferrell?

Ferrell is /ˈfɛɹ.əl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ferrell getting more or less common?

More common. 32,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,418 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Ferrell

A surname, carried by 33,418 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɛɹ.əl/ 2 syllables Soundex F640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ferrell is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 33,418 people named Ferrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,239 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 32,174.

#1,043

rank among US surnames

33,418

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #987)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,034	John	33,543	9,204
#1,035	Rosa	33,521	9,211
#1,036	Riddle	33,507	9,214
#1,037	Key	33,501	9,216
#1,038	Cho	33,490	9,219
#1,039	Kaiser	33,480	9,222
#1,040	Holder	33,465	9,226

Who is named Ferrell

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

75% of people named Ferrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ferrells

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Will Ferrell
American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967)
Conchata Ferrell
American actress (1943–2020)
Barbara Ferrell
American athletics competitor (born 1947)
Yogi Ferrell
American basketball player (born 1993)
Tyra Ferrell
American actress, born 1962
Rachelle Ferrell
American jazz singer, born 1964
Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton
American artist, author, educator (1889-1971)
Rick Ferrell
American baseball player and coach (1905–1995)
Clelin Ferrell
American football player (born 1997)
Sierra Ferrell
American singer-songwriter (born 1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ferrell

Ferrell has the Soundex code F640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F640.

Questions

How common is the surname Ferrell?: 33,418 people in the United States had the surname Ferrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,239 Americans. It ranked 1,043rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ferrell?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Ferrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ferrell?: Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967), followed by Conchata Ferrell.
Where is the surname Ferrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Ferrell in the United States.
How do you pronounce Ferrell?: Ferrell is /ˈfɛɹ.əl/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Ferrell getting more or less common?: More common. 32,174 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 33,418 in 2010, up 3.9%.