| ![Show Contents]() Ferranda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Ferranda family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Tuscany is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Ferranda is a name for a person associated with the color gray having derived from the Old Italian word "ferrante" which means gray. This surname may also have been a habitational name taken on from Ferrante, a place name in Cosenza province. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from the Latin word "ferrum," which means "iron," but as above, the name was most likely a nickname. Early Origins of the Ferranda familyThe surname Ferranda was first found in Florence as early as 1300, when members of the Ferranti family first became priests in the city. Records show that over the next 62 years, the family was responsible for six more priests. Early History of the Ferranda familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferranda research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1424, 1458, 1494, 1507, 1513, 1525, 1542, 1544, 1557, 1563, 1580, 1599, 1605, 1609, 1614, 1615, 1618, 1621, 1630, 1652, 1662, 1664, 1667, 1671, 1678, 1682 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Ferranda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ferranda Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Ferranda include Ferrante, Ferranti, Afferante, Ferrantello, Ferrantelli, Ferrantino, Ferrantini, Ferrantin and many more. Early Notables of the Ferranda familyProminent among members of the family was Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, born in 1513, a composer and was choirmaster at the Basilica Vaticana in Rome. He was also a singer in the Papal choir. At the age of 30, he had a son, Alfonso, who became a famous musician and went to England, where he entered the service of Queen Elizabeth.Alfonso Ferrabosco or Ferabosco, the Italian musician who settled in England in the middle of the 16th century with his father was ranked among the first of the Elizabethan era. He composed motets, madrigals, and pieces for the virginals. His first book...
Another 230 words (16 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ferranda Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ferranda familyIn the immigration and passenger lists a number of early immigrants bearing the name Ferranda were found: C. Ferranda, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1825 at the age of 35, Cesare Ferrante, who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the steamship ".
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