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Early Origins of the Ferrie family

The surname Ferrie was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Ferrie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferrie research. Another 275 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1238, 1438, 1460, 1475, 1479, 1496, 1508, 1521, 1554, 1558, 1562, 1585, 1596, 1619, 1668, 1683, 1700, 1737, 1779, 1843 and 1882 are included under the topic Early Ferrie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ferrie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferrier, Ferriez, Ferrié, Ferier, Ferie, Farrier, De Ferrier, De Farier, Le Feries, Les Feriers and many more.

Early Notables of the Ferrie family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Gilles Ferrier was a Councillor at the Sovereign Council of Alsace...
  • Arnaud Du Ferrier (c. 1508-1585) was a French lawyer and diplomat...

Ferrie Ranking

In France, the name Ferrie is the 8,381st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1


United States Ferrie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferrie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco Ferrie, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1838 2
Ferrie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Thomas Ferrie, aged 25, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Pannonia" from Naples, Italy 3
  • Charles Ferrie, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Vitellia" from Glasgow, Scotland 3
  • Margaret Ferrie, aged 19, originally from Alexandria, Scotland, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Columbia" from Glasgow, Scotland 3
  • Mary Clelland Ferrie, aged 50, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Baltic" from Liverpool, England 3
  • John Ferrie, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Baltic" from Liverpool, England 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Ferrie (post 1700) +

  • Tracy Ferrie, American musician, current bass player for the classic rock band Boston
  • Adam Ferrie (1777-1863), Scottish-born, Canadian businessman and politician
  • Colin Campbell Ferrie (1808-1856), Canadian merchant, banker, and politician, 1st Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario (1847)
  • Gladstone Mansfield Ferrie (1892-1955), Canadian Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Kenneth Ferrie (b. 1978), English professional golfer


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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