Ferber surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Ferber surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,182 people carried this name — #13,850 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 135,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,166 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 253 people named Ferber.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Bas-Rhin 76
Haut-Rhin 37
Meurthe-et-Moselle 17
Territoire de Belfort 15
Moselle 15
Meuse 13
Paris 10
Rhône 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

81 people named Ferber live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 28
Schaffhausen 11
Aargau 6
Basel-Stadt 5
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 5
Vaud 5
Bern 4
St. Gallen 4

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 62 people named Ferber live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Misiones 26
Buenos Aires Province 20
Neuquén 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

37 people named Ferber have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 95 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 19
West Pomeranian 11
Lower Silesian 4
Greater Poland 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

27 people named Ferber is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 27

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Ferber,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Leizer Ferber d. 1942 · schoolchild
  • Moshe Ferber d. 1942 · merchant
  • Augustin Ferber d. 1621 · printer
  • Augustin Ferber d. 1631 · printer
  • Margareta Ferber d. 1572
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Ferber d. 1770

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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