Ferris (name) explained

Ferris, also spelled Ferriss, is both a given name and a family name. It is related to the name Fergus in Ireland, and the name Ferrers in England. In Ireland, the Ferris family of County Kerry derives its surname from the patronymic Ó Fearghusa. It is also the English spelling of the similar Arabic derived names (Faris, Farris, Feras, Firas).

People with the surname

• A. Boyd Ferris (1929–1989), Canadian lawyer
• Aidan Ferris (born 1996), Scottish footballer
• Albert Warren Ferris (1856–1937), American psychiatrist
• Alex Ferris (born 1997), Canadian actor
• Andrea Ferris (born 1987), Panamanian middle-distance runner
• Anne Ferris (born 1954), Irish Labour politician
• Audrey Ferris (1909–1990), American actress
• Barbara Ferris (born 1942), British actress and model
• Ben Ferris, Australian filmmaker
• Benjamin Ferris (1780–1867), American watchmaker and historian
• Bob Ferris (born 1955), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Charles G. Ferris (1796–1848), American Representative from New York
• Charles D. Ferris (born 1931), American Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
• Christopher Ferris (born 1957), American computer scientist
• Cory Ferris, American bass guitarist from group Woe, is Me
• Costas Ferris (born 1935), Greek film director
• Ferris Danial (born 1992), Malaysian football player
• Dave Ferriss (1921–2016), American baseball pitcher
• David Lincoln Ferris (1864–1947), American bishop
• Dee Ferris (born 1973), British artist
• Devereaux Ferris (born 1994), New Zealand rugby union player
• Drew Ferris (born 1992), American National Football League player
• Edythe Ferris (1897–1995), American artist
• Elizabeth Ferris (disambiguation), several people
• Emil Ferris (born 1962), American comics creator
• Eugene W. Ferris (1842–1907), American soldier
• Evie Ferris, Australian ballerina
• Francis Ferris (1932–2018), British High Court judge
• Franklin Ferriss (1849–1933), justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
• Geoff Ferris, Northern Ireland football manager
• Geoff Ferris (motorsport) (born 1936), British racing car designer
• George Ferris (disambiguation), several people
• Gerald R. Ferris, American professor
• Glenn Ferris (born 1950), American jazz trombonist
• Gordon Ferris (born 1952), British heavyweight boxer
• Gordon Floyd Ferris (1893–1958), American entomologist and professor of biology
• Grey Ferris (1946–2008), American attorney and politician
• Hank Ferris, American football coach
• Helene Ferris, first second-career female rabbi in Judaism
• Hobe Ferris (1877–1938), American Major League Baseball second baseman
• Hugh Ferris (disambiguation) or Ferriss, several people
• Isaac Ferris (1798–1873), president of New York University
• J. J. Ferris (1867–1900), Australian cricketer
• Jackson Ferris (rugby league) (born 1998), New Zealand Rugby League player
• Jackson Ferris (baseball) (born 2004), American baseball pitcher
• James Ferris (disambiguation) or Ferriss, several people
• Jason Ferris (born 1976), Australian rugby league footballer
• Jean Ferris (1939–2015), American writer
• Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930), American painter
• Jeannie Ferris (1941–2007), Australian politician, lobbyist, and journalist
• Jeanine Pirro (born 1951) Lebanese-American political commentator and attorney
• Jim Ferris, American professor of Disabilities Studies
• Jimmy Ferris (1894–1934), Irish footballer
• Joe Ferris, American baseball pitcher
• John Ferris (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Ferris (1934–2020), American politician
• Joshua Ferris (born 1974), American author
• Joshua Beal Ferris (1804–1886), American politician
• Julie Ferris, Canadian member of music group Moev
• Kane Ferris (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player
• Karl Ferris (born 1948), English music photographer/designer
• Keith Ferris (born 1929), American aviation artist
• Keltie Ferris (born 1977), American abstract painter
• Leo Ferris (1917–1993), American businessman
• Madison Ferris, American actress
• Martin Ferris (born 1952), Irish Sinn Féin politician
• Michael Ferris (politician) (1931–2000), Irish Labour Party politician
• Michelle Ferris (born 1976), Australian cyclist
• Michael Ferris, American screenwriter
• Mortimer Y. Ferris (1881–1941), New York state senator
• Neil Ferris (1927–1996), American footballer
• Orange Ferriss (1814–1894), American politician
• Pam Ferris (born 1948), German-born British actress
• Pat Ferris (born 1975), Canadian curler
• Paul Ferris (disambiguation), several people
• Pedro Ferris (1416–1478), Spanish Roman Catholic Bishop and cardinal
• Peewee Ferris, Australian DJ
• Ray Ferris (1920–1994), Irish footballer
• Richard J. Ferris (1936–2022), American businessman
• Roger Ferris, English pop composer
• Ron Ferris (born 1945), Canadian Anglican bishop
• Roxana Judkins Stinchfield Ferris (1895–1978), American botanist
• Sam Ferris (1900–1980), British long-distance running athlete
• Samantha Ferris (born 1968), Canadian actress
• Sarge Ferris (1928–1989), American poker player
• Scott Ferris (1877–1945), American Representative from Oklahoma
• Sharon Ferris (born 1974), New Zealand sailor
• Sid Ferris, (c.1908–1993), English cyclist
• Stephen Ferris (born 1985), Irish Rugby Union player
• Solomon Ferris (c.1748–1803), British naval officer
• Tevin Ferris (born 1996), Australian rugby union player
• Theodore E. Ferris (1872–1953), American naval architect
• Tim Ferriss (born 1977), American investor, author and lifestyle guru
• Timothy Ferris (born 1944), American Pulitzer Prize-nominated science writer
• Toiréasa Ferris (born 1980), Irish Sinn Féin politician
• Tom Ferris, Canadian member of music group Moev
• Tony Ferris (born 1961), New Zealand footballer
• Wayne Ferris (born 1953), American wrestler known as the 'Honky Tonk Man'
• Wesley Ferris (1927–2001), Irish cricketer
• William Ferris (politician) (1855–1917), Australian politician
• William H. Ferris (1874–1941), African American author, minister, and scholar
• William R. Ferris (born 1942), American author and scholar
• Woodbridge N. Ferris (1853–1928), American educator

People with the given name

• Ferris Ashton (1926–2013), Australian rugby league footballer
• Ferris Bolton (1853–1937), Canadian politician
• Ferris Fain (1921–2001), American Major League Baseball first baseman
• Ferris S. Fitch Jr. (1853–1920), American politician
• Ferris Foreman (1808–1901), American lawyer, politician, and soldier
• Ferris Greenslet (1875–1959), American editor and writer
• Ferris Taylor (1888–1961), American film actor
• Ferris Webster (1912–1989), American film editor

Fictional characters

• Ferris Bueller, the protagonist of the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off and television series Ferris Bueller
• Ben Ferris, the real name of Cinder from the Killer Instinct video game series
• Bob Ferris (Likely Lads), a British sitcom character
• Carol Ferris, a DC Comics character

See also

• Farris (surname)
• Faris (name)