How common is the last name Ferrell?

32,159 people in the United States have the last name Ferrell, about 1 in 9,294. It ranks #1,071 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FERRELL

#1,071

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
32,159
About
1 in 9,294
This common or more
40.5%
Who bears it

Of the 32,159 people with the last name Ferrell, 71.8% reported their origin as White, 19.5% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ferrell

#1,069 Gamble · 32,189#1,070 Pereira · 32,169#1,072 Law · 32,116#1,073 Lindsay · 32,075

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ferrell, most common first.

#11,334 Ferrel · 2,661#20,230 Ferrill · 1,330#40,983 Ferrall · 574#53,327 Ferrelli · 419#64,212 Ferral · 335#70,715 Ferriell · 298#120,164 Ferril · 152#136,807 Ferell · 127

Also a first name

As a first name, Ferrell ranks #12,448 of 53,615, with 1,000 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1935, with 57 births. See Ferrell as a first name

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