Show ContentsFerriere History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Ferriere family

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

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

Ferriere 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 Ferriere 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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Ferriere Ranking

In France, the name Ferriere is the 2,448th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Ferriere family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antonio Ferreira, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1802; Juan DeDios Ferreira, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1852; R Ferreira, aged 23, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1854.


Contemporary Notables of the name Ferriere (post 1700) +

  • Joseph Martin Madeleine Ferrière, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Jacques Marie Georges Gaultier de la Ferrière, French diplomatist, born in 1923
  • Jean André Marie Ferrière, Ship Broker, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Bordeaux


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 4) Joseph Ferrière. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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