The Fermin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,057 people carried this name — #6,678 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,500 people counted. That is up 52% from 3,326 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,064 people named Fermin 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 118 people named Fermin.
Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Orne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Fermin live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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
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
Fermin in American newspapers,
1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,410 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fermin,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Philippe Fermin 1720–1790 · naturalist
-
Maria Fermin 1897–1980 · university teacher
-
Cristy Fermin 1956– · writer
-
Magnus Fermin 1962– · musician
-
Amaurys Fermin 1987– · basketball player
-
Lunice 1988– · composer
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fermin.
- Feret 370 · 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
- Fernand 216 · U.S. census
- Fernandes 18,018 · U.S. census
- Fernandez 180,842 · U.S. census
- Fernando 5,596 · U.S. census
- Fernbach 211 · U.S. census
- Fernette 139 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Fermin 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.