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

Ferri, 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 Ferri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ferri in America

Ferri is the 10491st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ferri surname appeared 3,059 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ferri.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ferri 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 Ferri

The surname Ferri originates from Italy, where it first emerged in the 12th century. It is derived from the Latin word "ferrum," meaning iron, and was likely an occupational name for a blacksmith or ironworker. The earliest known bearers of the name were found in the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Ferri name can be found in a document from 1285 in the town of Ferrara, where a certain Guido Ferri was listed as a blacksmith. The name also appears in other medieval records from cities like Florence and Bologna.

In the 14th century, a branch of the Ferri family settled in the town of San Marino, where they became prominent citizens and landowners. A notable member of this branch was Girolamo Ferri (1470-1542), who served as a diplomat and ambassador for the Republic of San Marino.

During the Renaissance period, the Ferri name was associated with several artists and writers. One of the most famous was Ciro Ferri (1634-1689), an Italian painter and architect who worked in Rome and was a student of Pietro da Cortona. Another notable bearer of the name was Girolamo Ferri (1713-1789), an Italian poet and librettist who wrote for several operas.

In the 19th century, a prominent member of the Ferri family was Enrico Ferri (1856-1929), an Italian criminologist and socialist politician who served as a member of the Italian parliament and was a major figure in the development of the positivist school of criminology.

Other notable individuals with the surname Ferri include Giovanni Battista Ferri (1572-1644), an Italian architect and sculptor who worked on several churches and palaces in Rome, and Giacomo Ferri (1712-1779), an Italian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ferri

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

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 Ferri 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 Ferri 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 Ferri was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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