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Ferrera Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Early Origins of the Ferrera family

The surname Ferrera was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Ferrera family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferrera research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1469, 1652, 1700, 1713, 1735 and 1974 are included under the topic Early Ferrera History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ferrera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferrer, Ferrera, Ferrero and others.

Early Notables of the Ferrera family

  • were Juan de Ferreras y García (1652-1735), Spanish priest who became one of the founder members of the Royal Spanish Academy in 1713 under King Philip V of Spain
  • the Marques de Ferrera in 1700 Don Juan Alonso de Navia y Arango with a complete succession of the title to Don Alvaro Llano-Ponte y Santa Cruz in Madrid in 1974

Ferrera Ranking

the United States, the name Ferrera is the 16,546th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ferrera migration to the United States +



Ferrera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Bernardo Ferrera, aged 55, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1820 2
  • Francisco Ferrera, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1823 2
  • Pedro Ferrera, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
  • Vicente Ferrera, aged 69, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
  • Bisente Ferrera, aged 69, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Ferrera (post 1700) +

  • America Georgine Ferrera (b. 1984), American Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award winning actress, best known for her leading role as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty (2006-2010)
  • Serafina Ferrera, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964
  • Anthony Ferrera, American politician, Mayor of Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, 2007
  • Manu Ferrera (b. 1958), Spanish-Belgian football coach
  • Miguel Adrian Ferrera Rodríguez (b. 1981), Honduran taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics, nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony
  • Dennis Gustavo Ferrera (b. 1980), retired Honduran football midfielder, member of the Honduras National Team (2005-2007)
  • Francisco Ferrera (1794-1851), President of Honduras (1833-1834) and (1841-1844)
  • Emilio Ferrera (b. 1967), Belgian former footballer and currently coach of OH Leuven
  • Yannick Ferrera (b. 1980), Belgian former professional footballer and current football manager at Standard Liège
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)

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