The Fer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 173 people carried this name — #103,655 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 24% from 140 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 478 people named Fer.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Finistère.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
61 people named Fer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 72 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Fer live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Fer in American newspapers,
1900–1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fer.
- Fenech 550 · U.S. census
- Fenelon 1,111 · U.S. census
- Fenger 377 · U.S. census
- Fenix 146 · U.S. census
- Fenninger 118 · U.S. census
- Fenoglio 465 · U.S. census
- Fera 917 · U.S. census
- Ferber 2,182 · U.S. census
- Ferchaud 119 · U.S. census
- Ferder 111 · U.S. census
- Ferdin 415 · U.S. census
- Ferdinand 2,690 · U.S. census
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