Ferret is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ferret
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Frequent name in the Loire, Vendee and in the Tarn. It's a nickname linked to iron that can be interpreted in various ways: one that manufactures iron objects (weapons or studs, which were in the Middle Ages a kind of decorative nails) or one that is hard as iron or hair (gray) are the color of iron.

How popular is Ferret?

Ferret is common in France.

Ferret is ranked 74329 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ferret bearers increased by 3.478261 per cent in 2010 US census to 119 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5228 spots and ranked at 140157. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 64.71 55.65
White 32.77 39.13
Ferret is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Mauritius is ahead in terms of density. Around 5993 people have been found who wears Ferret as their family name. Ferret is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
846 Cuba5
10,686 Costa Rica3
20,541 Peru3
14,126 Colombia3
14,054 China3
24,766 Scotland2
82,478 South Africa2
54,135 Philippines2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
118,441 Germany2
28,232 Morocco2
30,360 Thailand1
120,357 Argentina1
1,542 Andorra1
9,116 Nicaragua1
62,864 New Zealand1
12,745 Luxembourg1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
12,741 Ecuador1
31,207 Ireland1
118,015 Netherlands1
2,724 New Caledonia1
2,232 French Polynesia1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
24,176 Qatar1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
77,122 Sweden1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,483 Chile45
71,059 Australia24
124,653 Canada20
5,416 Trinidad and Tobago19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,922 Mauritius91
17,456 Switzerland63
Countries with hundreds of Ferret:
17,160 Brazil763
7,232 Spain564
114,337 United States191
21,011 Mexico157
32,841 England134
14,304 Belgium126
4,506 Uruguay110
Countries with thousands of Ferret:
1,940 France3,637
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workman Robert Ferret who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on March 20, 1848 by Jamestown put out from Liverpool.

Comments

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Sherlene Schmidt
 ferret is a frequent surname in the region to the east, has designated an iron weapon, manufacturer and merchant nickname.

Ferret Namesakes

  • Alberta Ferretti, Fashion Designer
  • Andrée Ferretti, Political figure
  • Andrée Ferretti, Political figure
  • Ricardo Ferretti, Soccer player
  • Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, Painter
  • Fernando Ferretti, Soccer player
  • Dante Ferretti, Production Designer
  • Dante Ferretti, Production Designer
  • Deina Ferretti Sandroni, Stan Sandroni's mother
  • Edo Ferretti, Anita Cerquetti's husband

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