Ferriter Family History
Ferriter Name Meaning
Irish: from Feirtéir from Middle English fereter ‘ferreter’ for someone who hunts with ferrets using them to drive rabbits from their burrows. This name has been in Ireland (County Kerry) since the 13th century. Compare Ferrett . Possibly an Americanized form of German Vorreiter an occupational name for someone who rides ahead Middle High German Middle Low German vorrīter from vor ‘before ahead’ + rīter ‘rider’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022