as a Last Name
- 2,192
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Fernald
Meaning & Origins
Origin uncertain; perhaps an altered form of English Furnell, a topographic name from Old French fournel ‘furnace’. This name is common in ME.
| 13,783rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,192
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Maine
- has the most people named Fernald per capita
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