Ferretti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Portugal

Early Origins of the Ferretti family

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

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

Ferretti 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 Ferretti family

Lord Alvaro Rodrigues Ferreira, who was listed at Leon in 1170; Cristóvão Ferreira (1580-1650), Portuguese Jesuit missionary to Japan who apostacized; and Antonio Ferreira (1528-1569), a celebrated...
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Ferretti Ranking

the United States, the name Ferretti is the 9,137^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ferretti migration to the United States +

Ferretti Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Achille Archimide Ferretti, aged 20, who landed in America from Cerreto Alpi, Italy, in 1909
Adelino Ferretti, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Palmiano, Ascoli Piceno, in 1909
Adorina Ferretti, aged 28, who landed in America from Favale, Genova, in 1909
Alberto Ferretti, aged 32, who settled in America from Cerreto Alpi, Italy, in 1909
Adorina Ferretti, aged 29, who settled in America from Favole, Genova, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Ferretti (post 1700) +

Dante Ferretti (b. 1943), Italian Academy Award and three-time BAFTA winning designer, art director and costume designer

Historic Events for the Ferretti family +

Halifax Explosion

Mr. Antonio di Carminci Ferretti (1891-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance