Show ContentsFerreiro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Ferreiro family

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

Early History of the Ferreiro family

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

Ferreiro Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Ferreiro family

Prominent among members of the 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...
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Ferreiro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ferreiro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Julian Ferreiro, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
  • Francisco Ferreiro, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
  • Jose Ferreiro, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Ferreiro (post 1700) +

  • Pepe el Ferreiro (1942-2020), Spanish archaeologist, born in Grandas de Salime, Asturias
  • Emilia Beatriz María Ferreiro Schiavi (1937-2023), Argentine psychologist, writer, and educator, based in Mexico
  • Roberto Oscar Ferreiro (1935-2017), Argentine professional football player and manager
  • Felipe Ferreiro, Uruguayan politician and historian
  • Román Araujo Ferreiro (1889-1955), Mexican journalist


  1. 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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