Ferrara History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Portugal
Spain

Early Origins of the Ferrara family

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

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

Ferrara 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 Ferrara 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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Ferrara Ranking

In the United States, the name Ferrara is the 2,963^rd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Ferrara is ranked the 5,001^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Ferrara migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferrara Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andre Ferrara, aged 28, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Jose Ferrara, aged 20, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1842 3
Maria Ferrara, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1851 3
Adamo Ferrara, aged 1, who landed in America, in 1897

Ferrara Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

A. Andrea Ferrara, aged 17, who landed in America from Tufino, in 1903
Agostino Ferrara, aged 2, who landed in America from Palena, Italy, in 1904
Abele Ferrara, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Sarno, Italy, in 1906
Achille Ferrara, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Lucera, Italy, in 1907
Alessandro Ferrara, aged 56, who landed in America from Pianella, Italy, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Ferrara (post 1700) +

Napoleone Ferrara, Italian-American molecular biologist awarded a Lasker Award in 2010
Adam Ferrara (b. 1966), American actor and comedian
Abel Ferrara (b. 1951), American movie screenwriter and director
Peter Ferrara, American Republican politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District, 1943-44; Defeated, 1944 (St. Louis City 3rd District), 1946 (St. Louis City 11th District), 1948 (St. Louis City 11th District)
Joseph J. Ferrara, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly 14th District, 2008
Donna Ferrara, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly 15th District, 1993-2001
Dominick H. Ferrara, American Democratic Party politician, First Selectman of East Haven, Connecticut, 1956-57
Concetta M. Ferrara, American politician, Representative from New York 18th District, 1996
Andrea J. Ferrara, American politician, Independent Candidate for justice of Michigan State Supreme Court, 1986; Circuit Judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1997
Giuseppe Ferrara (1932-2016), Italian film director and screenwriter
... (Another 2 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)