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Early Origins of the Ferlay family

The surname Ferlay was first found in Lyonnais.

Early History of the Ferlay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferlay research. The years 1750, 1772, 1781, 1798, 1823, 1836, 1840, 1847 and 1848 are included under the topic Early Ferlay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ferlay Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferlatte, Ferlat, Ferlet, Ferlay, Ferland and others.

Early Notables of the Ferlay family

Notable amongst the family name in this period was

  • Edme Ferlet, born in 1750, taught literature in Nancy in 1772 until he was drawn to Paris by a French Bishop Christophe de Beaumont, for whom he worked as a secretary. After the death of prelate Beaum...

Ferlay Ranking

In France, the name Ferlay is the 7,638th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Ferlay family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Marguerite Ferlatte was born in 1793 in Pabos, Grande-Rivière settled at Percé, Quebec; Louis Ferlette, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1920.



  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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