How common is the surname Ferrin?

2,896 people in the United States had the surname Ferrin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,611 Americans. It ranked 10,983rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ferrin?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Ferrin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ferrin?

Jennifer Ferrin, American actress, followed by Arnie Ferrin.

Where is the surname Ferrin most common?

Wikidata records people named Ferrin in the United States.

Is the surname Ferrin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,896 in 2010, up 9.7%.

The surname Ferrin

A surname, carried by 2,896 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ferrin is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,896 people named Ferrin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,611 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,641.

#10,983

rank among US surnames

2,896

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,042)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,974	Rabb	2,899	106,501
#10,977	Branstetter	2,898	106,537
#10,979	Lucier	2,897	106,574
#10,983	Mirabal	2,896	106,611
#10,986	Repp	2,895	106,648
#10,987	Locker	2,894	106,685

Who is named Ferrin

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

87% of people named Ferrin identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ferrins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jennifer Ferrin
American actress, born 1979
Arnie Ferrin
American basketball player (1925–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ferrin

Ferrin has the Soundex code F650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F650.

Questions

How common is the surname Ferrin?: 2,896 people in the United States had the surname Ferrin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,611 Americans. It ranked 10,983rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ferrin?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Ferrin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ferrin?: Jennifer Ferrin, American actress, followed by Arnie Ferrin.
Where is the surname Ferrin most common?: Wikidata records people named Ferrin in the United States.
Is the surname Ferrin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,896 in 2010, up 9.7%.