Show ContentsFerrin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Ferrin family

The surname Ferrin was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Ferrin family

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Ferrin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferran, Ferrani, Ferranin, Ferra, Ferrons, Ferrin and many more.

Early Notables of the Ferrin family

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Ferrin Ranking

In the United States, the name Ferrin is the 9,576th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Ferrin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferrin Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Estaban Ferrin immigrated to Peru in 1534
Ferrin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Thomas Ferrin, who landed in Virginia in 1704 2
  • Joshua Ferrin, aged 29, who landed in New York in 1760 2
Ferrin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Esteban Ferrin, who arrived in Peru in 1834 2
  • Peter Ferrin, aged 26, who arrived in Missouri in 1848 2

Canada Ferrin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferrin Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Samuel Ferrin, who landed in Canada in 1841

Contemporary Notables of the name Ferrin (post 1700) +

  • Chariton Arnold "Arnie" Ferrin Jr. (1925-2022), American NBA basketball player, executive, and college athletics administrator, inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008
  • Jennifer Ferrin (b. 1979), American actress from Lawrenceville, Georgia
  • James P. Ferrin, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Concord 1st Ward, 1948; Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Concord 1st Ward, 1956;
  • Enos Ferrin, American politician, Member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1846-48
  • Augustin William Ferrin (1875-1976), American politician, U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1924-26; Tabriz, 1926-28; Teheran, 1928-30; Malaga, 1930-35; Montevideo, 1935-38
  • Gino Ferrin (1947-1990), retired German former football manager who managed from 1990 to 1997 and former player who played from 1969 to 1979


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  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)


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