Show ContentsFerraz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Ferraz family

The surname Ferraz was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Ferraz family

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Ferraz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferran, Ferrani, Ferranin, Ferra, Ferrons, Ferrin and many more.

Early Notables of the Ferraz family

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Migration of the Ferraz family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Estaban Ferrin who immigrated to Peru in 1534 and Juan Ferron who arrived in New Spain in 1569 with his wife Antonia Ortiz and two children. Later settlers included Margarita Ferran who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 and Juan Ferran, a Spanish soldier, who came to New Orleans in 1825..


Contemporary Notables of the name Ferraz (post 1700) +

  • Valentín Ferraz y Barrau (1792-1866), Spanish military officer and politician
  • Silvio Ferraz (b. 1959), Brazilian composer
  • Salomão Barbosa Ferraz (1880-1969), Brazilian priest and bishop
  • Maria Carolina Álvares Ferraz (b. 1968), Brazilian dancer and actress
  • Joaquim Miguel Leitao De Freitas "Quim" Ferraz (b. 1974), Portuguese footballer


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