Ferreiro

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Ferreiro.

Proper noun

Ferreiro (plural Ferreiros)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • 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

Galician

Etymology

From ferreiro (“smith”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ferreiro m

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

References

  • "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

Proper noun

Ferreiro m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as an occupation
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