The Ferreira surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 22,320 people carried this name — #1,465 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,100 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
12,090 people named Ferreira live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where 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 3,206 people named Ferreira.
Most of them — 1,852 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Paris.
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 149 people named Ferreira 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 Brussels-Capital.
Where 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
61 people named Ferreira have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 160 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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 Ferreira,
with a public archive behind them.
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António Ferreira 1528–1569 · writer -
Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira 1756–1815 · naturalist -
Silvestre Pinheiro Ferreira 1769–1846 · writer -
José Joaquim Ferreira de Moura 1776–1829 · politician -
Antônio Pedro da Costa Ferreira 1778–1860 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 188 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ferreira.
- Ferraro 12,090 · U.S. census
- Ferras 154 · U.S. census
- Ferrato 203 · U.S. census
- Ferraz 445 · U.S. census
- Ferrazzi 116 · U.S. census
- Ferre 764 · U.S. census
- Ferrer 13,010 · U.S. census
- Ferrera 2,546 · U.S. census
- Ferreri 1,344 · U.S. census
- Ferrero 1,814 · U.S. census
- Ferres 169 · U.S. census
- Ferret 115 · U.S. census
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