Ferrett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy

From the ancient and beautiful Italian island of Sicily emerged a variety of distinguished names, including the notable surname Ferrett. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, and does not necessarily denote nobility. The Ferrett family lived in Sicily where records date their presence as early as 1060.

Early Origins of the Ferrett family

The surname Ferrett was first found in on the island in 1060. An important member of the Ferrett lineage at this time was Tomaso Ferro, mayor of Sassuolo in 1288; Tuccio Ferrucci was Captain of the defense of Pistoia in 1305, when Arrigo VII was ruler of the city.

Early History of the Ferrett family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferrett research. Another 43 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1406, 1431, 1450, 1490, 1500, 1540, 1567, 1576, 1583, 1586, 1588, 1591, 1601, 1610, 1625, 1634, 1638, 1665, 1674, 1689, 1690 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Ferrett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ferrett Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Ferrett are Ferro, Ferri, Fierro, Ferretti, Ferretto, Ferrettini, Ferrettino, Ferrini, Ferrino, Ferrin, Ferin, Ferrucci, Ferruzzi, Ferroli, Ferrotti, Ferrieri, Ferranti, Ferrillo, Ferrulli, Ferrato, Ferriani, Ferraiolo, Ferraioli, Ferraiuolo, Ferraiulo and many more.

Early Notables of the Ferrett family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

Domenico Ferretti, a diplomat and jurist in Castelfranco in 1490. Giulio Ferretti was a Statesman and jurisconsult in Ravenna in 1500; Raimondo Ferretti, governor of Loreto and Archbishop of Ravenna i...
Bartolomeo Ferretti of Genoa was Senator in 1638; Nicolo Ferretti was a famous poet in Ravenna around 1450; Giampietro Ferretti was Bishop of Milo; Tomaso Ferri was mayor of Sassuolo in 1583. Diego Fe...
Giovanni Ferretti, born at Venice about 1540, composed five books of 'Canzoni' in 5 parts (Venice 1567-1591), 2 books in 6 parts (Venice 1576-1586), and another of 5-part madrigals (Venice 1588), all...

Ferrett migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Ferrett Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Richard Cory Ferrett, (b. 1810), aged 31, Cornish farm labourer, from Jacobstow, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "William Turner" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 5th October 1841 1
Mrs. Jane Ferrett, (b. 1806), aged 35, Cornish straw bonnet maker, from Jacobstow, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "William Turner" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 5th October 1841 1
Miss Mary Ferrett, (b. 1833), aged 8, Cornish settler, from Jacobstow, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "William Turner" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 5th October 1841 1
Miss Elizabeth Ferrett, (b. 1835), aged 6, Cornish settler, from Jacobstow, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "William Turner" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 5th October 1841 1
Miss Jane Ferrett, (b. 1837), aged 4, Cornish settler, from Jacobstow, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "William Turner" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 5th October 1841 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Ferrett (post 1700) +

Samantha Ferrett, British Associate Research Fellow, University of Reading
John Ferrett (1812-1894), English-born, Australian pastoralist and politician, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Citations +

Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_bounty_nsw.pdf