How common is the surname Ferris?

20,703 people in the United States had the surname Ferris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,913 Americans. It ranked 1,732nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ferris?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ferris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ferris?

Pam Ferris, British actress, followed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr..

Where is the surname Ferris most common?

Wikidata records people named Ferris in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname Ferris getting more or less common?

Less common. 20,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,703 in 2010, down 0.2%.

Is Ferris also a first name?

Yes. Ferris is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ferris

A Norman patronymic surname, carried by 20,703 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ferris is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

English surname, from Norman Ferrers, from the toponymic Ferrières, from French fer (“iron”).

Ferris is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,703 people named Ferris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,913 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 20,743.

#1,732

rank among US surnames

20,703

people in 2010

7.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,585)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,723	McNeal	20,778	14,859
#1,724	Metzger	20,771	14,864
#1,725	Coulter	20,757	14,874
#1,726	Beal	20,752	14,878
#1,727	Crump	20,737	14,889
#1,728	Jorgensen	20,731	14,893
#1,729	Maurer	20,707	14,910

Who is named Ferris

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

91% of people named Ferris identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ferriss

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pam Ferris
British actress, born 1948
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
American engineer (1859-1896)
Michelle Ferris
Australian cyclist, born 1976
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
American painter (1863–1930)
Woodbridge N. Ferris
American politician and educator (1853–1928)
Audrey Ferris
American actress (1909–1990)
John Ferris
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, former world record-holder (1949-2020)
Emil Ferris
American writer, cartoonist, and designer, born 1962

Notable Ferriss come mostly from the United States (6), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ferris

Ferris has the Soundex code F620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F620.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ferris come from?: English surname, from Norman Ferrers, from the toponymic Ferrières, from French fer (“iron”).
How common is the surname Ferris?: 20,703 people in the United States had the surname Ferris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,913 Americans. It ranked 1,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ferris?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ferris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ferris?: Pam Ferris, British actress, followed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr..
Where is the surname Ferris most common?: Wikidata records people named Ferris in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
What type of surname is Ferris?: Ferris is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Ferris getting more or less common?: Less common. 20,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,703 in 2010, down 0.2%.
Is Ferris also a first name?: Yes. Ferris is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.