Find out how popular the last name Ferenczi is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ferenczi.

Ferenczi, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ferenczi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ferenczi in America

Ferenczi is the 105600th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ferenczi surname appeared 169 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ferenczi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ferenczi to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ferenczi

The surname Ferenczi has its origins in Hungary, tracing back to the late Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from the Hungarian word "ferenc," which is a variant of the name Francis. This name has roots in the Latin word "Franciscus," meaning "Frenchman" or "free man."

Ferenczi is a common surname found in various regions of Hungary, particularly in the central and eastern parts of the country. It is thought to have originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was initially used to identify someone as the son or descendant of a person named Ferenc.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ferenczi can be found in a document from the 16th century, where a certain Ferenczi family was mentioned as landowners in the region of Transylvania. This suggests that the name had already been established and associated with a certain level of prominence in that area.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Ferenczi was Lőrinc Ferenczi, a Hungarian nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the anti-Habsburg uprising led by Prince Francis II Rákóczi. Lőrinc Ferenczi was born in 1670 and died in 1720.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Sándor Ferenczi, a Hungarian psychoanalyst who was a close associate and colleague of Sigmund Freud. Sándor Ferenczi, born in 1873 and died in 1933, made significant contributions to the field of psychoanalysis and is considered one of the founding fathers of the discipline.

In the literary realm, Béni Ferenczi, a Hungarian writer and journalist, gained recognition for his works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1859 and died in 1927.

Other notable individuals with the surname Ferenczi include Károly Ferenczi, a Hungarian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Hungarian Parliament in the late 19th century, and Imre Ferenczi, a Hungarian historian and academic who specialized in the study of medieval Hungarian history and was active in the early 20th century.

While the surname Ferenczi has its roots in Hungary, it has since spread to various parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities. However, its origins and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the Hungarian regions, where it has a long and distinguished history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ferenczi

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ferenczi.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ferenczi was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ferenczi has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ferenczi was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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