Ferraro

Ferraro is an occupational surname of Italian origin meaning blacksmith in Italian (from "ferro", the Italian word for iron).[1] Notable people with this surname include:

  • Chris Ferraro (born 1973), NHL hockey player, brother of Peter Ferraro
  • Emanuele Ferraro (born 1978), Italian footballer
  • Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), U.S. politician and 1984 vice presidential candidate
  • Gustavo Ferraro, Argentine banker
  • Hernán Ferraro (born 1968), Argentine volleyball coach
  • James Ferraro (born 1986), American experimental musician
  • John Ferraro (1924–2001), Los Angeles city council man
  • Joshua Ferraro, American entrepreneur and computer scientist
  • Juan José Ferraro (1923–1973), Argentine footballer
  • Landon Ferraro (born 1991), ice hockey player
  • Margaret Hart Ferraro also known as Margie Hart (1913–2000), striptease dancer and wife of John Ferraro
  • Mario Ferraro (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Maximiliano Ferraro (born 1975), Argentine politician
  • Mike Ferraro (born 1944), former major league baseball player
  • Nathan Ferraro, Canadian musician with rock band The Midway State
  • Nicholas Ferraro (1928–1984), New York politician and judge
  • Peter Ferraro (born 1973), NHL hockey player, brother of Chris Ferraro
  • Pier Miranda Ferraro (1924–2008), Italian operatic tenor
  • Ray Ferraro (born 1964), hockey player
  • Rick Ferraro (born 1950), Canadian politician in Ontario
  • Salvatore Ferraro (born 1983), Italian football player
  • Vince Ferraro, Fortune 100 business and marketing executive

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Ferraro
  • Ferrara (surname)
  • Ferrera (surname)
  • Ferrero (surname)
  • Ferrari (surname), the plural form

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 567. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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