Ferrebee

Ferrebee Meaning & Origin

About Ferrebee
The surname Ferrebee is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "ferthby," meaning "dweller by the fern-covered village." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place named Ferthby or a similar variant. Surnames like Ferrebee were often given to individuals to distinguish them from others who shared a common given name, and they served as a way to identify a person's place of origin.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ferrebee: 682
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 33450
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.23

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

Ranking information for the surname Ferrebee is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRP
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F06010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F EH1 R IH0 B IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈfɛrɪbi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ferrebee in Braille

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

The name Ferrebee in braille

How to sign the name Ferrebee using Sign Language

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

The name Ferrebee in sign language

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