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Ferry
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ferry
English
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Alternative forms
Irish surname en Farry
Etymology
Two main origins:
A reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó Fearadhaigh descendant of Fearadhach, a personal name probably derived from an adjective derivative of ga fear man.
A metonymic occupational surname for a ferryman or a topographic surname for someone who lived by a ferry crossing, from en enm feri ferry.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en CDP bor/Denali Borough s/Alaska c/US.
en twp co/Oceana County s/Michigan c/USA, named after Thomas W. Ferry.
en unincorporated community co/Greene County s/Ohio c/US.
Derived terms
en 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
Anagrams
en efrry Freyr Fryer fryer refry
en surnames from Irish surnames from Middle English