Ferry
English
Alternative forms
- (Irish surname): Farry
Etymology
Two main origins:
- A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fearadhaigh (“descendant of Fearadhach”), a personal name probably derived from an adjective derivative of fear (“man”).
- A metonymic occupational surname for a ferryman or a topographic surname for someone who lived by a ferry crossing, from Middle English feri (“ferry”).
Proper noun
Ferry (countable and uncountable, plural Ferrys)
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States.
- A township in Oceana County, Michigan, United States, named after Thomas W. Ferry.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Greene County, Ohio, United States.
Derived terms
- Ferry County
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferry is the 3467th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10312 individuals. Ferry is most common among White (91.95%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ferry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 568.
Anagrams
- Freyr, Fryer, fryer, refry