Ferreira

Type Surname (from location)

Meaning & History

Denoted a person from a town named because it was near an iron mine, from Latin ferrum meaning "iron".

VariantsFerreyra, Ferro(Portuguese) Ferreyra(Galician)

Other Languages & CulturesFerrara, Ferro, Fierro(Italian) Fierro, Herrera, Hierro(Spanish)