The Ferrand surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 691 people carried this name — #33,121 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 5% from 728 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 8,179 people named Ferrand.
155 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 106 départements, most often Paris.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 175 people named Ferrand 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
63 people named Ferrand live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 27 people named Ferrand 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 Hainaut.
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.
Who carried it
People named Ferrand,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jacques-Philippe Ferrand 1653–1732 · painter -
Élisabeth Ferrand 1700–1752 · salonnière -
Jean Henri Becays Ferrand 1726–1805 · military personnel -
Florence Annie Letitia Orde-Powlett d. 1926
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Walker Ferrand d. 1835
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Jacques Ferrand 1575–1700 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ferrand.
- Fernette 139 · U.S. census
- Ferney 143 · U.S. census
- Feron 190 · U.S. census
- Ferra 898 · U.S. census
- Ferracci 106 · U.S. census
- Ferran 929 · U.S. census
- Ferrando 714 · U.S. census
- Ferrant 121 · U.S. census
- Ferrante 6,532 · U.S. census
- Ferranti 1,472 · U.S. census
- Ferrara 13,669 · U.S. census
- Ferrare 227 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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