The Ferrari surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,141 people carried this name — #4,364 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 7,759 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Ferrari surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
From Ferraro, doublet of ferraio (“smith”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ferrari» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 20,658 people named Ferrari 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 3,621 people named Ferrari.
905 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
3,003 people named Ferrari live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 247 people named Ferrari 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
48 people named Ferrari have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 119 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lubusz.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
135 people named Ferrari are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ferrari in American newspapers,
1868–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,189 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ferrari,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gaudenzio Ferrari 1475–1546 · architect -
Bernardino Ferrari 1495–1574 · painter -
Benedetto Ferrari 1603–1681 · composer -
Gregorio De Ferrari 1647–1726 · painter -
Tommaso Maria Ferrari 1649–1716 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 168 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ferrari.
- 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
- Ferrarese 190 · U.S. census
- Ferrarini 268 · U.S. census
- Ferrario 479 · U.S. census
- Ferraris 573 · U.S. census
- Ferraro 12,355 · U.S. census
- Ferras 152 · U.S. census
- Ferrato 203 · U.S. census
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