How common is the surname Ferrera?

3,133 people in the United States had the surname Ferrera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,546 Americans. It ranked 10,287th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ferrera?

America Ferrera, American actress and producer (born 1984), followed by Emilio Ferrera.

Where is the surname Ferrera most common?

Wikidata records people named Ferrera in the United States and Spain.

Is the surname Ferrera getting more or less common?

More common. 2,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,133 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Ferrera

A surname, carried by 3,133 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ferrera is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,133 people named Ferrera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,546 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,546.

#10,287

rank among US surnames

3,133

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+23.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,362)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,280	Pipes	3,136	98,452
#10,284	Takacs	3,135	98,483
#10,286	Jayne	3,134	98,515
#10,287	Ferrera	3,133	98,546
#10,290	Jarquin	3,132	98,578
#10,292	Andress	3,131	98,609

Who is named Ferrera

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

48% of people named Ferrera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 47% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 47%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Ferreras

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

America Ferrera
American actress and producer (born 1984)
Emilio Ferrera
Belgian trainer, born 1967

Notable Ferreras come mostly from the United States (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ferrera

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

Questions

How common is the surname Ferrera?: 3,133 people in the United States had the surname Ferrera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,546 Americans. It ranked 10,287th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ferrera?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Ferrera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 47% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ferrera?: America Ferrera, American actress and producer (born 1984), followed by Emilio Ferrera.
Where is the surname Ferrera most common?: Wikidata records people named Ferrera in the United States and Spain.
Is the surname Ferrera getting more or less common?: More common. 2,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,133 in 2010, up 23%.