Ferdinand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished Spanish surname Ferdinand is a proud sign of a rich and ancient heritage. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century; the most common patronymic suffix being "ez." The Ferdinand name is derived from the Spanish elements "faro," meaning "journey" and "nano, " meaning "brave."

Early Origins of the Ferdinand family

The surname Ferdinand was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Much of the popularity of this name and its cognates is due to King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (1198-1252) who, after leading much of the reconquest of Christian Spain from the Moors, was then canonized.

Early History of the Ferdinand family

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Ferdinand Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fernández, Fernandez, Ferranz, Ferrándiz, Ferrandiz, Ferrández, Ferrandez, Fernandeiz, Federnandiz, Fredenandiz, Fredinandoz, Frenandoz, Fredelandez, Fredernandiz, Fernayz and many more.

Early Notables of the Ferdinand family

Prominent among members of the family

was Asur Fernández, count of Monzon in the tenth century. Juan Fernández de Heredia, a fourteenth century Aragonese nobleman, was Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers of Rhodes. Gonzalo Fernández...

Ferdinand Ranking

In the United States, the name Ferdinand is the 18,236^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ferdinand migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferdinand Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Jose Ferdinand, aged 32, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1835 2
John Ferdinand, who arrived in Mississippi in 1836 2
Simon Ferdinand, who arrived in Virginia in 1887 2

Ferdinand migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferdinand Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Peter Ferdinand U.E. who settled in New Brunswick c. 1784 member of the Port Matoon Association 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Ferdinand (post 1700) +

James Ferdinand, American politician, Burgess of Freeland, Pennsylvania, 1954-56 4
Francis Ferdinand (1863-1914), Austrian archduke, whose assassination by a Serbian nationalist provoked the beginning of World War I
Peter Ferdinand Drucker (1909-2005), American management consultant and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Ludwig Ferdinand Huber (1764-1804), or Louis Ferdinand Huber, a German translator, diplomat, playwright, literary critic, and journalist, born in Paris
David Ferdinand Durenberger (1934-2023), American Republican politician, U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1978-95 5
Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809-1886), Austrian politician, born in Dresden, the descendant of the ancient Brandenburg family which was long settled in Saxony
Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort (1879-1968), Dutch biologist
Adolph Ferdinand Gehlen (1775-1815), German chemist from Bütow, Farther Pomerania who died from arsenic poisoning in Munich on 16 July 1815, age 39
William Ferdinand Morgan (1816-1888), American Democratic Party politician, Episcopal priest; Speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1868 6
Almon Ferdinand Rockwell (b. 1899), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Brussels, 1921-22; Frankfort, 1924 7

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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