Given name & surname
Ferron
“of the land”·“a baker”·“one who is adventurous”
Ferron is a variant of Farran. Interpretations include “of the land”, “a baker”, and “one who is adventurous”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Ferron is a variant of Ferran. One Arabic interpretation is “a baker.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ferron is a variant of Farran. Interpretations include “of the land”, “a baker”, and “one who is adventurous”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Ferron is a variant of Ferran. One Arabic interpretation is “a baker.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ferron is a variant of Farran. Farran has been associated with Irish, Arabic, and English naming traditions. Ferron is a variant of Ferran. An origin associated with Ferran is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ferron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 113
- 101 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 270 as a first name in 2020; 1,690 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ferron’s family of names
Ferron has a related form in Farran. Ferron has a related form in Ferran. In Greek usage, Ferron as a surname is a transliteration of Φερρόν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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