The Ferdinand surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,690 people carried this name — #11,653 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 109,900 people counted. That is up 20% from 2,251 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 698 people named Ferdinand.
28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 61 départements, most often Martinique.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 55 people named Ferdinand live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ferdinand in American newspapers,
1918.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 324,308 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ferdinand,
with a public archive behind them.
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Froben Ferdinand of Fürstenberg-Meßkirch 1664–1741 · jurist -
Ernest Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1682–1746 · military personnel -
Roger-Ferdinand 1898–1967 · screenwriter -
Gerhard Ferdinand d. 1940 · soldier
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Philip Ferdinand 1555–1600 · translator
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Philip Ferdinand 1555–1598 · translator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ferdinand.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ferdinand is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.