Ferrier surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Ferrier surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,654 people carried this name — #8,959 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,600 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,334 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 3,804 people named Ferrier.

77 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 91 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 77
Bouches-du-Rhône 269
Gard 243
Puy-de-Dôme 211
Drôme 201
Aude 196
Paris 194
Loire 175
Allier 163

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

156 people named Ferrier live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Geneva 44
Bern 33
Vaud 25
Neuchâtel 24
Zurich 12
Valais 10
Fribourg 8

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 71 people named Ferrier 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.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 42
Entre Ríos 29

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 26 people named Ferrier 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

Namur 11
Walloon Brabant 10
Brussels-Capital 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Ferrier in American newspapers,
1894–1901.

Newspaper page from The Denison Review carrying the name Ferrier
The Denison Review 1901-11-15
Newspaper page from The Cumberland Echo carrying the name Ferrier
The Cumberland Echo 1894-03-15
Newspaper page from The Bourbon News carrying the name Ferrier
The Bourbon News 1901-10-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,463,476 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Ferrier,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Auger Ferrier
    Auger Ferrier 1513–1588 · physician
  • Charlotte Ferrier d. 1903
  • Jane Ferrier d. 1839
  • Samuel Key Ferrier d. 1954
  • Walter Ferrier d. 1798
  • John Ferrier 1463–1521 · prelate

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Ferrier.

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