Ferreira is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ferreira
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Spain, Portugal, Italy, France
Meaning:

Ferreira is variation of Phare. See Phaire - Fare, or Phair, is a Gaelic personal name, and Mac Fare is still found in the Highlands. The family were introduced into Ireland temp. Oliver Cromwell, by Colonel Robert Phayre.

One who came from Ferreira meaning "iron mine or workshop," the name of numerous places in Portugal.

Is an adaptation of the Fair. The light-complexioned or handsome man; one who lived or worked at the fair or market.

Family name Ferreira is a variant form of Ferrara. One who came from Ferrara, i.e., Forum Allienni, a province in Italy.

The surname Ferreira is a form of the Herrera. The worker in iron, a smith.

A form of Ferrers. Of Ferrieres; i.e., Forges or Iron-works in Normandy.

An adaptation of Fair. Allusive to complexion. So the Latin Flavus, the French Blond, Blondel, etc., and the Italian Biondi, &c.
It is often found in composition with other words, in English family names, as will be seen below. Sometimes the epithet alludes to a personal peculiarity, as in Fairhead, Fairbeard, and sometimes to a local one, asin Fairford, Fairholm, Fairbank, Fairbridge, Fairburn.

Is a variant form of Ferrer. See Ferrers - The Itin. de la Norman gives nine places called Ferrière, and four called Ferrières, in Normandy, M. de Gerville considers the name to have some relation to the ancient iron-trade of that province, which is probable, but this very ancient and noble family were farriers is an absurd notion, originating probably in some heraldric and feudal allusions. Many of the numerous coat-armours assigned to the name contain horse-shoes, and at Oakham, the chief town of Rutlandshire, an ancient barony of the family, a custom prevails to this day of demanding a horse-shoe of every peer of the realm who passes through the town, or a composition in money. Henry de Ferieres, ancestor of the old Earls of Derby, was a tenant in capite under the Conqueror, and held enormous estates in many counties, his caput baroniæ being Tutbury, in Staffordshire. Collins. A tradition makes the original Ferrers Master of the Horse to the Conqueror. The following account is given in B.L.G., though no authority is cited. The family derive from Walchelin, a Norman, whose son Henry assumed the name of Ferriers, a small town of Gastinors in France, otherwise called Ferrières, from the iron-mines with which that country abounded.

The variant of the Phaire. Fare, or Phair, is a Gaelic personal name, and Mac Fare is still found in the Highlands. The family were introduced into Ireland temp. Oliver Cromwell, by Colonel Robert Phayre.

How popular is Ferreira?

Ferreira is common in Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Mozambique, Paraguay, France, South Africa, United States, Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, Guinea-Bissau, Venezuela, Colombia, East Timor, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Canada, Chile, England, Switzerland, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, Bolivia, Germany, Belgium, Australia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Luxembourg, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Suriname, Morocco, Peru, Netherlands, Cuba, Ecuador, Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Andorra, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Zimbabwe, Panama, Malawi, Swaziland, Ireland, Sweden, Namibia.

Ferreira is ranked 103 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ferreiras grew by 24.99 per cent to 27898 since 2000 and ranked 1260 after elevating 205 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 66.54 67.78
Hispanic or Latino 26.05 21.96
Black 3.04 1.54
Others 2.28 7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.63 1.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.46 0.33
Ferreira is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Brazil which signifies its Brazil provenence. Around 5705634 people have been found who wears Ferreira as their family name. Ferreira is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with millions of Ferreira:
5 Brazil4,848,932
Countries with hundred thousands of Ferreira:
16 Angola222,432
3 Portugal191,083
23 Mozambique118,653
Countries with ten thousands of Ferreira:
23 Paraguay54,187
100 France39,155
204 South Africa31,855
1,462 United States30,842
222 Argentina25,663
18 Uruguay20,810
337 Spain16,401
36 Guinea-Bissau15,844
Countries with thousands of Ferreira:
470 Venezuela9,820
752 Colombia9,464
45 East Timor8,020
213 Dominican Republic7,811
1,455 Mexico6,881
795 Canada6,753
449 Chile6,434
2,117 England3,884
351 Switzerland2,901
83 Equatorial Guinea2,867
52 Cape Verde2,640
619 Bolivia2,566
5,696 Germany1,857
1,069 Belgium1,482
2,789 Australia1,342
35 São Tomé and Príncipe1,212
34 Luxembourg1,152
2,610 Sri Lanka1,096
Countries with hundreds of Ferreira:
38,789 India861
11,210 Thailand857
33 Suriname805
8,318 Morocco682
4,216 Peru646
4,879 Netherlands571
1,299 Cuba548
3,844 Ecuador490
5,980 Ghana485
491 Trinidad and Tobago476
286 Guyana473
27 Andorra358
2,584 New Zealand307
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
32,081 Italy262
10,224 Zimbabwe226
1,244 Panama221
10,289 Malawi209
396 Swaziland202
2,987 Ireland129
6,066 Sweden120
3,735 Namibia110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
175 Dominica97
2,489 Northern Ireland88
3,615 Wales85
106,468 Indonesia82
1,332 Senegal82
77,632 Nigeria77
1,119 Puerto Rico74
3,432 Bahrain73
2,581 Jamaica72
7,759 Denmark71
27,203 Japan67
132,197 Russia66
584 Bahamas64
11,355 Norway63
702 Iceland61
6,275 Scotland61
3,674 Singapore60
118,763 Philippines51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,388 Botswana50
14,246 United Arab Emirates43
1,728 China42
273 Bermuda39
430 Jersey39
10,676 Kuwait39
28,936 Austria35
2,034 Costa Rica35
106,971 DR Congo34
315 Macau31
43,532 Czechia29
17,121 Finland27
152 Liechtenstein26
846 Barbados24
197 Curaçao23
57,034 Malaysia22
3,514 New Caledonia21
12,771 Estonia19
98,816 Poland19
71,673 Greece18
3,260 Hong Kong17
3,970 Oman16
16,023 Qatar16
3,647 Honduras15
11,601 Lebanon14
30,856 Zambia13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
20,130 Afghanistan9
1,511 Aruba9
2,378 Gabon9
14,831 Lesotho9
434 Monaco9
2,498 Belize8
3,029 Guam8
53,030 Hungary8
55,065 Romania8
40,820 Croatia7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
53,709 Algeria6
6,792 Guatemala6
48,272 Ivory Coast6
18,975 Slovenia6
23,065 Taiwan6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

15 years old student Louis Ferreira who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on February 21, 1880 by Bothnia put out from Liverpool.

Ferreira Namesakes

  • Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira, Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator
  • Anne Ferreira, French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France
  • Benigno Ferreira, was President of Paraguay November 25
  • José dos Santos Ferreira, son of metropolitan Portugal father and a Macanese mother
  • José Gomes Ferreira, Portuguese poet and fiction writer with a vast work of varied influences
  • Joel Hasse Ferreira, Portuguese politician and a Member of the European Parliament
  • Douglas Ferreira, longest serving General Manager of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
  • Conceição Ferreira, She won the 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
  • Lula Ferreira, Brazilian basketball coach
  • Joe Ferreira, former U.S. soccer player
  • Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, naturalist born in the Portuguese colony of Brazil
  • Paulo Ferreira, retired Portuguese footballer
  • Sérgio Henrique Ferreira, Brazilian physician and pharmacologist noted for the discovery of the bradykinin potentiating factor
  • Elisa Ferreira, Portuguese politician and economist
  • Wayne Ferreira, South African former professional tennis player
  • Adelaide Ferreira, Portuguese singer
  • José Leandro Ferreira, Brazilian former footballer
  • Vergílio Ferreira, Portuguese writer, essayist
  • António Ferreira, Portuguese poet and the foremost representative of the classical school
  • Jesualdo Ferreira, Portuguese football manager
  • Neil Ferreira, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira, Uruguayan teacher and poet
  • Marco Ferreira, retired Portuguese footballer
  • Ellis Ferreira, former professional male tennis player
  • Demetrius Ferreira, Brazilian footballer
  • Abel Ferreira, Portuguese retired footballer
  • Paul Ferreira, Canadian populist politician and one of the first openly gay politicians elected to provincial office
  • Rolando Ferreira, A 7'1" center
  • Ben Ferreira, Canadian former competitive figure skater
  • Aluízio Ferreira, first governor of the former Território Federal do Guaporé
  • Marco Antonio Alvarez Ferreira, Brazilian goalie coach and former player
  • Luiz Carlos Ferreira, former association football player
  • Claudiomiro Estrais Ferreira, Brazilian football forward
  • Monique Ferreira, freestyle swimmer from Brazil
  • Antônio Dias Ferreira, retired Brazilian hurdler
  • David Ferreira, Colombian footballer
  • Válber Mendes Ferreira, Brazilian attacking midfielder
  • Jean Carlos da Silva Ferreira, Brazilian striker
  • Washington de Mesquista Ferreira, Brazilian striker
  • Carlos Vaz Ferreira, Uruguayan philosopher, writer, and academic
  • Anton Ferreira, former South African first-class cricketer
  • Louis Ferreira, Portuguese Canadian actor
  • Jovaldir Ferreira, former Brazilian footballer
  • Alexsandro Ferreira, Brazilian right back for Paraná
  • Antonieliton Ferreira, Brazilian professional footballer
  • Ricardo Abel Barbosa Ferreira, Portuguese professional footballer
  • Ernane Rezende Borges Ferreira, Brazilian left back
  • Everaldo Ferreira, Brazilian soccer player
  • Rubenilson Monteiro Ferreira, retired Brazilian-born Belgian football player
  • Josimar de Carvalho Ferreira, retired Brazilian footballer

Ferreira Namesakes

  • Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira, Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator
  • Anne Ferreira, French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France
  • Benigno Ferreira, was President of Paraguay November 25
  • José dos Santos Ferreira, son of metropolitan Portugal father and a Macanese mother
  • José Gomes Ferreira, Portuguese poet and fiction writer with a vast work of varied influences
  • Joel Hasse Ferreira, Portuguese politician and a Member of the European Parliament
  • Douglas Ferreira, longest serving General Manager of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
  • Conceição Ferreira, She won the 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
  • Lula Ferreira, Brazilian basketball coach
  • Joe Ferreira, former U.S. soccer player
  • Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, naturalist born in the Portuguese colony of Brazil
  • Paulo Ferreira, retired Portuguese footballer
  • Sérgio Henrique Ferreira, Brazilian physician and pharmacologist noted for the discovery of the bradykinin potentiating factor
  • Elisa Ferreira, Portuguese politician and economist
  • Wayne Ferreira, South African former professional tennis player
  • Adelaide Ferreira, Portuguese singer
  • José Leandro Ferreira, Brazilian former footballer
  • Vergílio Ferreira, Portuguese writer, essayist
  • António Ferreira, Portuguese poet and the foremost representative of the classical school
  • Jesualdo Ferreira, Portuguese football manager
  • Neil Ferreira, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira, Uruguayan teacher and poet
  • Marco Ferreira, retired Portuguese footballer
  • Ellis Ferreira, former professional male tennis player
  • Demetrius Ferreira, Brazilian footballer
  • Abel Ferreira, Portuguese retired footballer
  • Paul Ferreira, Canadian populist politician and one of the first openly gay politicians elected to provincial office
  • Rolando Ferreira, A 7'1" center
  • Ben Ferreira, Canadian former competitive figure skater
  • Aluízio Ferreira, first governor of the former Território Federal do Guaporé
  • Marco Antonio Alvarez Ferreira, Brazilian goalie coach and former player
  • Luiz Carlos Ferreira, former association football player
  • Claudiomiro Estrais Ferreira, Brazilian football forward
  • Monique Ferreira, freestyle swimmer from Brazil
  • Antônio Dias Ferreira, retired Brazilian hurdler
  • David Ferreira, Colombian footballer
  • Válber Mendes Ferreira, Brazilian attacking midfielder
  • Jean Carlos da Silva Ferreira, Brazilian striker
  • Washington de Mesquista Ferreira, Brazilian striker
  • Carlos Vaz Ferreira, Uruguayan philosopher, writer, and academic
  • Anton Ferreira, former South African first-class cricketer
  • Louis Ferreira, Portuguese Canadian actor
  • Jovaldir Ferreira, former Brazilian footballer
  • Alexsandro Ferreira, Brazilian right back for Paraná
  • Antonieliton Ferreira, Brazilian professional footballer
  • Ricardo Abel Barbosa Ferreira, Portuguese professional footballer
  • Ernane Rezende Borges Ferreira, Brazilian left back
  • Everaldo Ferreira, Brazilian soccer player
  • Rubenilson Monteiro Ferreira, retired Brazilian-born Belgian football player
  • Josimar de Carvalho Ferreira, retired Brazilian footballer

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