What part of italy is the last name ferraro from?

Question

my nonna's last name, she died so i can't ask what part of italy shes from!

Answer 1

This is all I could find for you,

Ferraro Name Meaning and History

Italian: occupational name for a smith or iron worker, from ferro ‘iron’ (Latin ferrum).

hope this helps.

Answer 2

In checking the New York passenger lists, they came from throughout Southern Italy.  Most sailed from Naples, but that was the usual port they used when coming from the South.

If you want to give her name, I can check for her immigration record.

Answer 3

The info. below is from surnamedb.com, however it doesn't mention where in Italy the name originated.  I noticed in the ancectry.com message board (it's free), most Ferrero's came from Northern Italy.  Maybe you can find more info. there.  Here is the link:

http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults...

Surname: Ferrero

This ancient surname is of pre Christian and Roman origins. Recorded in over seventy spellings from Farrar, Farrah, Pharro and Pharoah, to Ferrara, Ferrari, Varey, Varrow and Ferrarotti, the name derives from the Latin word "ferrum", through in other countries the later French "ferreor" , and the Middle English "Farrier". All originally had the same basic meaning of an iron worker, although over the centuries more specific meanings have been applied. In Britain for instance the term refers to a maker and fitter of horseshoes, whilst just as Hoover means a vacuum cleaner, Ferrari is in the late 20th century, a term for all that is most desireable in a car. The earliest hereditary surname recordings in the world are to be found in England, that country being the first to accept and record surnames. It is from there that the examples of the early recordings are entered here. These include Hugo Farrour, in the Poll Tax returns for the county of Yorkshire in the year 1379, and in 1517 Doctor Pharor is recorded in the register of the guild of Corpus Christi, in the city of York. One of the very first of all landowners recorded in the new American colony of Virginia, was William Farrar. He held a grant of one hundred acres "Uppon Apmatcke River" on the north side of the James River. This grant is dated 1626. The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of Thomas le Ferrur, and dated 1275, in the rolls of the county of Yorkshire. This was during the reign of King Edward 1st of England, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.