Ferry

See also: 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)

1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States.
3. A township in Oceana County, Michigan, United States, named after Thomas W. Ferry.
4. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio, United States.

Derived terms

• Ferry County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferry is the 3467^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 568.

Anagrams

• Freyr, Fryer, fryer, refry