The Feret surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 370 people carried this name — #55,505 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 356 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,732 people named Feret.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 65 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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
967 people named Feret have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,046 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 26 people named Feret 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 Namur.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Feret.
- 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
- Ferez 138 · U.S. census
- Ferger 401 · U.S. census
- Ferla 176 · U.S. census
- Ferland 2,277 · U.S. census
- Ferlin 134 · U.S. census
- Fermin 5,057 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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