Origin Displayed: Portuguese
Origins Available: German, Portuguese, Spanish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Fernant, Farrant, Hernando, Hernan, Hernanz, Fernando, Fernan, Fernao, Ferrao, Hernandez, Hernaez, Hernaiz, Fernandez, Ferrandez, Ferrandiz, Fernandes and many more.First found in Iberian peninsula. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Baltazar Fernandes was a Portuguese colonist who led expeditions into the interior of Brazil , laying the foundations of Sorocaba, 1654.
Abraham Fernandes, who was on record in Jamaica in 1691. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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