The Ferrara surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 13,357 people carried this name — #2,480 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,200 people counted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,518 people named Ferrara live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
784 people named Ferrara live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 682 people named Ferrara.
Most of them — 426 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 332 people named Ferrara live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Ferrara have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 68 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Ferrara,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francesco Ferrara 1767–1850 · geologist -
Francesco Ferrara 1810–1900 · politician -
Onofrio Ferrara 1860–1912 · painter -
Rosina Ferrara 1861–1934 · painter
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Orestes Ferrara 1876–1972 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 202 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ferrara.
- Ferran 869 · U.S. census
- Ferrand 728 · U.S. census
- Ferrando 606 · U.S. census
- Ferrant 155 · U.S. census
- Ferrante 6,355 · U.S. census
- Ferranti 1,383 · U.S. census
- Ferrare 282 · U.S. census
- Ferrarese 159 · U.S. census
- Ferrari 7,759 · U.S. census
- Ferrarini 260 · U.S. census
- Ferrario 452 · U.S. census
- Ferraris 528 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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