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-President candidate
- Gustavo Ferraro, Argentinian banker
- James Ferraro, American experimental musician
- John Ferraro (1924–2001), Los Angeles city council man
- Joshua Ferraro, American entrepreneur and computer scientist
- Margaret Hart Ferraro also known as Margie Hart (1913–2000), striptease dancer and wife of John Ferraro
- 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
- (1929–2012), American film composer, ochestrator and arranger
- Ray Ferraro (born 1964), hockey player
- Rick Ferraro (born 1950), Canadian former politician in Ontario
- Salvatore Ferraro (born 1983), Italian football player
- Vince Ferraro, Fortune 100 business and marketing executive
- Nicholas Ferraro (Born 1993), American musician in Seattle
See also[]
- All pages with titles containing Ferraro
- Ferrara
- Ferrera
- Ferrero
- Ferrari (surname), the plural form
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Occupational surnames
- Surnames
- Italian-language surnames