Fereday

Fereday Meaning & Origin

About Fereday
The surname Fereday is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Fara" combined with the word "daeg," meaning "day." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Fereday is "Fara's day," suggesting that it was originally a name given to someone born or baptized on a particular day associated with the name Fara.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Fereday is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Fereday: 267
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 72,771
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fereday based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRT
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F06030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F EH1 R D EY2
🌐 IPA
/fereday*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fereday in Braille

Here's how to represent Fereday in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Fereday in braille

How to sign the name Fereday using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Fereday using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fereday in sign language

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