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![Show Contents]() Ferran History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Irish surname Ferran is an Anglicization of a few different Gaelic names, such as "Ó Faracháin," "Ó Fearáin," and "Ó Forannáin." Early Origins of the Ferran familyThe surname Ferran was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel. Early History of the Ferran familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferran research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ferran History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ferran Spelling VariationsPronunciation, rather than spelling, guided scribes and church officials when recording names during the Middle Ages. This practice often resulted in one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Ferran are preserved in these old documents. The various spellings of the name that were found include Fearon, Feron, Feran, Farren and others. Early Notables of the Ferran familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ferran Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ferran RankingIn France, the name Ferran is the 6,229th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
 Ferran migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Ferran family in North America:
Ferran Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Cornelly Ferran, who arrived in New York in 1775
Ferran Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Ann Ferran, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1812 2
- Barney Ferran, aged 22, who landed in New York in 1812 2
- James Ferran, aged 28, who arrived in New York in 1812 2
- Margarita Ferran, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 2
- Juan Ferran, a Spanish soldier, who settled in New Orleans in 1825
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| Ferran migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3Ferran Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Samvell Ferran, aged 30, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ferran (post 1700) | + |
- Rocco A. Ferran, American politician, Representative from New York 29th District, 1976
- Francis Patrick Ferran (b. 1923), Irish Sinn Féin politician and medical practitioner
- Kim Ferran (1958-1980), British speed skater at the 1980 Winter Olympics, holder of two long track British records for 1000m and 3000m, world record for 500 metres
- Ferran Olivella Pons (1936-2023), Spanish footballer who played as a defender (1953-1968)
- Ferran Corominas Telechea (b. 1983), commonly known as Coro, a Spanish professional footballer
- Ferran Hurtado Ph.D., Spanish professor of Geometry at the Polytechnique University in Catalunya
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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