Ferris - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ferris \f(er)-ris\ is of Irish and Gaelic origin. Possibly derived from Fergus, or via Pierce, an Irish variant of Peter (Greek) "rock". Brought to attention in the 1980s by the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

Ferris has 3 variant forms: Farris, Farrish and Ferriss.

Baby names that sound like Ferris are Faris and Fursey.

Ferris is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ferris. Click here to compare Ferris with related baby names.