Ferriter

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• Occupational surname for someone who hunts rabbits with ferrets, from Middle English fereter (“ferreter”); this surname is well-established also in Ireland.
• Americanized spelling of German Vorreiter, an occupational surname for someone who rides ahead.

Proper noun

Ferriter (plural Ferriters)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferriter is the 40610^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Ferriter is most common among White (97.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ferriter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 568.