The Ferre surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 826 people carried this name — #28,809 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is up 8% from 764 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,246 people named Ferre.
302 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 92 départements, most often Vendée.
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 1,611 people named Ferre 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
57 people named Ferre live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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 20 people named Ferre 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 East Flanders.
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 Ferre,
with a public archive behind them.
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Manuel Ferré 1903–1989 · politician
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Cliff Ferre 1920–1996 · film actor
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Lorraine Ferre 1953– · politician
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Gonzalo Jorge Ferre Moltó 1954– · civil servant
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Ricardo Ferretti 1954– · association football coach
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Ricardo Ferretti 1954– · association football coach
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ferre.
- Ferraris 573 · U.S. census
- Ferraro 12,355 · U.S. census
- Ferras 152 · U.S. census
- Ferrato 203 · U.S. census
- Ferraz 645 · U.S. census
- Ferrazzi 100 · U.S. census
- Ferreira 27,898 · U.S. census
- Ferrer 17,057 · U.S. census
- Ferrera 3,133 · U.S. census
- Ferreri 1,352 · U.S. census
- Ferrero 2,013 · U.S. census
- Ferres 157 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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