# Ferrer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ferrer/  
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 Spanish [in turn from Catalan].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 17,057 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,123 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,101 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (13,010 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /feˈreɾ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ferrer, from Catalan Ferrer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ferrer 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) | 12% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 67% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 19% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Ferreira, Ferrara, Ferraro, Ferrari, Freer, Ferrier, Ferrera, Freire, Farrer, Ferrero, Farrier, Ferreyra.

## 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.