Ferdinand

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Germanic

From Spanish Ferdinando, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)). * (Uranus): The moon is named after a character in Shakespeare's The Tempest. * (Philippines): Named after Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Ferdinando Derived from Ferdinand
Ferdinandi Derived from Ferdinand
Ferdinande Derived from Ferdinand
Ferdinandova Derived from Ferdinand
Ferdinandsen Derived from Ferdinand
Ferdinand Louis Derived from Ferdinand
Ferdinand-Dreyfus Derived from Ferdinand
Ferdinand-Lavauchey Derived from Ferdinand
Ferdin Root name
Abelard Germanic origin

Popularity by Country

Ferdinand

Rank #5693

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Ferdinand

Rank #10952

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Ferdinand

Rank #12616

Frequency 2,251 people (0.83 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 43.67% Hispanic 4.44% Black 46.47% Asian/PI 0.98% Native Am. 0.36% Two+ 4.09%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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