How common is the last name Ferris?

19,733 people in the United States have the last name Ferris, about 1 in 15,147. It ranks #1,774 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

FERRIS

#1,774

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
19,733
About
1 in 15,147
This common or more
46.4%
Who bears it

Of the 19,733 people with the last name Ferris, 88.2% reported their origin as White, 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Ferris

1 other last name also has 19,733 people.

#1,774 Ordonez · 19,733

Either side of Ferris

#1,772 Land · 19,752#1,773 Crump · 19,736#1,774 Ordonez · 19,733#1,776 Schaffer · 19,727

Spelled almost the same

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

#51,662 Ferriss · 435#92,231 Ferries · 214#94,341 Ferrise · 208#97,359 Feris · 200#101,718 Ferras · 189#139,059 Ferres · 124

Also a first name

As a first name, Ferris ranks #8,311 of 53,615, with 1,751 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 67 births. See Ferris as a first name

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