Ferris

Where Ferris comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Ferris.

Ferris through the years
  1. 1888
    Ferris Taylor born
    American actor
  2. 1893
    First appearance
    #907 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1902
    Peak, #744
    10 babies named Ferris, its best rank.
  4. 1903
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1921
    Ferris Fain born
    American baseball player
  6. 1986
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Ferris Taylor · American actor, 1888–1961
  • Ferris Fain · American baseball player, 1921–2001
  • Ferris · German music producer and disc jockey, born 1971
  • Ferris Webster · American film editor, 1912–1989
  • Ferris Jacobs, Jr. · Union Army officer, 1836–1886

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.