Ferri History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Portugal

Early Origins of the Ferri family

The surname Ferri was first found in Portugal, where the surname Ferri 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 Ferri family

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

Ferri 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 Ferri 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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Ferri Ranking

In the United States, the name Ferri is the 8,742^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Ferri is ranked the 6,310^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Ferri migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferri Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mateo Ferri, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 3

Ferri Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Adelina Ferri, aged 11, who immigrated to the United States from Brocco, Italy, in 1906
Alessandro Ferri, aged 23, who landed in America from Campeli, Italy, in 1906
Alessandro Ferri, aged 31, who immigrated to America from Isole Gran..., Teramo, in 1907
Alfredo Ferri, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Fano, Pisaro, in 1907
Alfonso Ferri, aged 25, who landed in America from Livigna, Italy, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Ferri (post 1700) +

Enrico Ferri (1942-2020), Italian politician and magistrate, Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (1993-1995)
Gallieno Ferri (1929-2016), Italian comic book artist and illustrator
Mauro Ferri (1920-2015), Italian politician and judge, Italian Minister of Economic Development from 1972 to 1973
Michele Ferri (b. 1981), Italian association football defender
Ciro Ferri (1634-1689), Italian Baroque sculptor and painter
Riccardo Ferri (b. 1963), Italian former footballer
Janice Ferri Esser, American seven-time Daytime Emmy Award winning and five-time Writers Guild of America Award winning writer, known for her work on the daytime television serials The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful

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)