FERRY

FERRY. 1. From residence near one. 2. Possibly however from fer ey, the remote or distant island. 3. Camden says, "For Frederick th' English have commonly used Frery and Fery, which Iiath been now a long time a Cliristiau Jiame in the ancient family of Tilney, and lucky to their house as they report." — Remaines, edit. 1674, p. 92.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.