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![Show Contents]() Ferrière History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Portugal
Early Origins of the Ferrière familyThe surname Ferrière was first found in Portugal, where the surname Ferrière 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 Ferrière familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferrière research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1528, 1569, 1580 and 1650 are included under the topic Early Ferrière History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ferrière Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Ferrière familyProminent 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...
Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ferrière Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ferrière RankingIn France, the name Ferrière is the 2,448th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Ferrière familySome 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.
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- 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
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