Ferrero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Portugal
Spain

Early Origins of the Ferrero family

The surname Ferrero was first found in Portugal, where the surname Ferrero was most likely used initially as an occupational name for a blacksmith. Such a heritage is demonstrated by the coat of arms of one branch of this family that features fourteen iron cauldrons and the crest of another branch that features an ostrich with a horseshoe in its beak.

Early History of the Ferrero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferrero research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1528, 1569, 1580 and 1650 are included under the topic Early Ferrero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ferrero Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferrara, Ferrera, Ferrari, Ferraro, Ferreri, Ferreria, Ferrer, Ferrera, Ferrero, Ferreira, Herrera, Ferrarius, Ferriere, Ferrieres, Ferrea, Ferrarese, Ferraresi, Farreras, Farrera, Farreres, Ferri, Fierro, Hiero, Fer, Ferretti, Ferrettini, Ferretto, Ferrettino, Ferrin, Ferrini, Ferrino, Ferrucci, Ferruzzi, Ferrulli, Ferrotti, Ferroli, Ferroni, Ferron, Ferrone and many more.

Early Notables of the Ferrero family

Prominent members of the family include Lord Alvaro Rodrigues Ferreira, who was listed at Leon in 1170; Cristóvão Ferreira (1580-1650), Portuguese Jesuit missionary to Japan who apostacized...
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Ferrero Ranking

In the United States, the name Ferrero is the 16,949^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Ferrero is ranked the 1,578^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,782 people with that name. 2

Ferrero migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferrero Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Lorenzo Ferrero, who sailed to America in 1535

Ferrero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adelaide Ferrero, who landed in New York, NY in 1832 3
Lorenzo Ferrero, who arrived in America in 1835 3
M Ferrero, aged 27, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1839 3
Mauricio Ferrero, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1858 3
Joseph Ferrero, aged 26, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1861 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Ferrero (post 1700) +

Reno Ferrero, American politician, Mayor of Merced, California, 1956
Ernesto Ferrero (1938-2023), Italian writer and literary critic
Bruno Ferrero (1933-2023), French footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the France National Team in 1962
Bernardo Adam Ferrero (1942-2022), Spanish composer, conductor, and musicologist from Algemesí
Anna Maria Ferrero (1934-2018), née Guerra, an Italian Golden Globe Award winning actress who appeared in over 53 films
Ricardo Ferrero (1955-2015), Argentine professional footballer
Michele Ferrero (1925-2015), Italian chocolate magnate, best known as the man who invented Nutella which made the richest man in Italy
Michele Ferrero (b. 1967), Italian Roman Catholic priest and author
Lorenzo Ferrero (b. 1951), Italian composer
Juan Carlos Ferrero (b. 1980), Spanish tennis player
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)