as a Last Name
- 3,673
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Fehr
Meaning & Origins
South German and Swiss German: metonymic occupational name for a ferryman, from Middle High German ver(e). The name is common in Zurich, where, according to Bahlow, a journeyman of the boatmen's guild named Feer is recorded in 1468.
| 7,811th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Ferry, Ferro, Ferree, Ferri, Fehrenbach, Fuhr, Fear, Fehrman, Fehrenbacher, Fehringer
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,673
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Fehr per capita
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