Ferreiro

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See also: ferreiro

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Ferreiro.

Proper noun

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Ferreiro (plural Ferreiros)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ferreiro is the 37229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Ferreiro is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.97%) and White (13.86%) individuals.

Further reading

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Galician

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Etymology

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From ferreiro (smith).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ferreiro m

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

References

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  • "Ferreiro" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. <http://ilg.usc.es/cag/>


Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Ferreiro m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as an occupation