Where Does the Ferrand Surname Come From?

Not every Ferrand is related, but the name itself grew out of Farrand. The name is generally explained as “A descendant of Ferrand, a contraction of Ferdinand (journey, venture)”. Ferrand writes “e” in place of the “a” found in Farrand, a typical scribal difference. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Spain's INE counts 114 residents with Ferrand as first surname and 79 with it as second. From 1891 to 2000, 18,252 births in France were registered under Ferrand.

Arms linked to Farrand and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Ferrand surname pack.