McFerrin

English

Alternative forms

• McFerran, McFerren, McFerron, McPheron

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fearáin (“son of Fearán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of fear (“man”).

Proper noun

McFerrin (plural McFerrins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McFerrin is the 19456^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1389 individuals. McFerrin is most common among White (90.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McFerrin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.