McFerrin
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Mac Fearáin (“son of Fearán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of fear (“man”).
Proper noun
editMcFerrin (plural McFerrins)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McFerrin is the 19456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1389 individuals. McFerrin is most common among White (90.17%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McFerrin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.