Ferris (name)
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.
People with the surname
- A. Boyd Ferris, Canadian lawyer
- Aidan Ferris, Scottish footballer
- Albert Warren Ferris, American psychiatrist
- Alex Ferris, Canadian actor
- Andrea Ferris, Panamanian middle-distance runner
- Anne Ferris, Irish Labour politician
- Audrey Ferris, American actress
- Barbara Ferris, British actress and model
- Ben Ferris, Australian filmmaker
- Benjamin Ferris, American watchmaker and historian
- Bob Ferris, American baseball player
- Charles G. Ferris, American politician from New York
- Charles D. Ferris, American Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
- Christopher Ferris, American computer scientist
- Cory Ferris, American bass guitarist, Woe, is Me
- Costas Ferris, Greek film director
- Ferris Danial, Malaysian football player
- Dave Ferriss, American baseball player
- David Lincoln Ferris, American bishop
- Dee Ferris, British artist
- Devereaux Ferris, New Zealand rugby player
- Drew Ferris, American football player
- Edythe Ferris, American artist
- Elizabeth Ferris, several people
- Emil Ferris, American comics creator
- Eugene W. Ferris, American soldier
- Evie Ferris, Australian ballerina
- Francis Ferris, British judge
- Franklin Ferriss, American justice from Missouri
- Geoff Ferris, Northern Ireland football manager
- Geoff Ferris , British racing car designer
- George Ferris, several people
- Gerald R. Ferris, American professor
- Glenn Ferris, American jazz trombonist
- Gordon Ferris, British heavyweight boxer
- Gordon Floyd Ferris, American entomologist and biologist
- Grey Ferris, American attorney and politician
- Hank Ferris, American football coach
- Helene Ferris, rabbi
- Hobe Ferris, American baseball player
- Hugh Ferris or Ferriss, several people
- Isaac Ferris, president of New York University
- J. J. Ferris, Australian cricketer
- Jackson Ferris , New Zealand rugby player
- Jackson Ferris , American baseball player
- James Ferris or Ferriss, several people
- Jason Ferris, Australian rugby player
- Jean Ferris, American writer
- Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter
- Jeannie Ferris, Australian politician, lobbyist, and journalist
- Jeanine Pirro Lebanese-American political commentator and attorney
- Jim Ferris, American professor of Disabilities Studies
- Jimmy Ferris, Irish footballer
- Joe Ferris, American baseball player
- John Ferris, several people
- Joseph Ferris, American politician
- Joshua Ferris, American author
- Joshua Beal Ferris, American politician
- Julie Ferris, Canadian musician, Moev
- Kane Ferris, New Zealand rugby player
- Karl Ferris, English music photographer/designer
- Keith Ferris, American aviation artist
- Keltie Ferris, American abstract painter
- Leo Ferris, American businessman
- Madison Ferris, American actress
- Martin Ferris, Irish politician
- Michael Ferris , Irish politician
- Michelle Ferris, Australian cyclist
- Michael Ferris, American screenwriter
- Mortimer Y. Ferris, American politician from New York
- Neil Ferris, American footballer
- Orange Ferriss, American politician
- Pam Ferris, German-born British actress
- Pat Ferris, Canadian curler
- Paul Ferris, several people
- Pedro Ferris, Spanish Catholic bishop and cardinal
- Peewee Ferris, Australian DJ
- Ray Ferris, Irish football player
- Richard J. Ferris, American businessman
- Roger Ferris, English pop composer
- Ron Ferris, Canadian Anglican bishop
- Roxana Judkins Stinchfield Ferris, American botanist
- Sam Ferris, British long-distance running athlete
- Samantha Ferris, Canadian actress
- Sarge Ferris, American poker player
- Scott Ferris, American politician from Oklahoma
- Sharon Ferris, New Zealand sailor
- Sid Ferris,, English cyclist
- Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player
- Solomon Ferris, British naval officer
- Tevin Ferris, Australian rugby player
- Theodore E. Ferris, American naval architect
- Tim Ferriss, American investor, author and lifestyle guru
- Timothy Ferris, American science writer
- Toiréasa Ferris, Irish politician
- Tom Ferris, Canadian member of music group Moev
- Tony Ferris, New Zealand footballer
- Wayne Ferris, American wrestler
- Wesley Ferris, Irish cricketer
- William Ferris , Australian politician
- William H. Ferris, American author, minister, and scholar
- William R. Ferris, American author and scholar
- Woodbridge N. Ferris, American educator
People with the given name
- Ferris Ashton, Australian rugby player
- Ferris Bolton, Canadian politician
- Ferris Fain, American baseball player
- Ferris S. Fitch Jr., American politician
- Ferris Foreman, American lawyer, politician, and soldier
- Ferris Greenslet, American editor and writer
- Ferris Taylor, American film actor
- Ferris Webster, 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, a British sitcom character
- Carol Ferris, a DC Comics character