Ferrer (surname)

This article is about the origin and distribution of the surname Ferrer. For people named Ferrer or de Ferrer, see Ferrer.

Ferrer
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈfɛrər/ FERR-ər
Eastern Calatan: [fəˈre]
Language(s)Catalan
Origin
Word/nameFerro
Latin: [ˈfɛrroː]
MeaningBlacksmith, Ironworker[1][2]
Region of originSpain
Other names
Variant form(s)Ferro
Ferror/Ferrour
Ferrur
Ferrières
Farrar
Ferrers
de Ferrers
de Ferrer
Anglicisation(s)Ferrer
Derivedferrarius
[fɛrˈraːrɪ.ʊs]
Related namesSmith[2]

Ferrer is a common surname in Catalan,[3] ranked 35th in Catalonia[4] and was listed as 1,648th most common surname in the world.[5]

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 904. ISBN 9780192527479. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Mckinley, Richard (2014). A History of British Surnames. Routledge. ISBN 9781317901457. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Ferrer Name". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Institut d'Estadistica de Catalunya". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Ferrer Surname Definition". Forebears. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.