Ferraro is an

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

origin meaning

blacksmith A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...

in Italian (from "ferro", the Italian word for

iron Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe () and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's o ...

). Notable people with this surname include: *

Chris Ferraro Christopher M. Ferraro (born January 24, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey player who formerly played in the National Hockey League. Along with his twin brother, Peter, became the second set of identical twins to play on the sa ...

(born 1973), NHL hockey player, brother of Peter Ferraro * Emanuele Ferraro (born 1978), Italian footballer *

Geraldine Ferraro Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice presiden ...

(1935–2011), U.S. politician and 1984 vice presidential candidate * Guillermo Ferraro (1955–2024), Argentine accountant, businessperson, and politician * Gustavo Ferraro, Argentine banker * Hernán Ferraro (born 1968), Argentine volleyball coach *

James Ferraro James Ferraro (born November 7, 1986) is an American experimental musician, producer, composer, and contemporary artist. He has been credited as a pioneer of the 21st century genres hypnagogic pop and vaporwave, with his work exploring themes rel ...

(born 1986), American experimental musician *

John Ferraro John Ferraro (May 14, 1924 – April 17, 2001) was an American politician and businessman who was a Democratic member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1966 until his death in 2001, the longest tenure of any member in the city's history. Bef ...

(1924–2001), Los Angeles city council man *

Joshua Ferraro Joshua Ferraro is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist. Ferraro was the founding CEO of LibLime and grew the company to profitability with over 600 customers under 140 contracts. Under his leadership, LibLime grew rapidly into the la ...

, American entrepreneur and computer scientist *

Juan José Ferraro Juan José Ferraro (5 September 1923 – 18 November 1973) was an Argentine footballer. He played mostly in his country for Vélez Sársfield, scoring 111 goals in 238 games with the team in the Argentine Primera División, and a total of 157 go ...

(1923–1973), Argentine footballer *

Landon Ferraro Landon Christopher Ferraro (born August 8, 1991) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current Vancouver Canucks analyst for Sportsnet who last played with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Ferraro was drafted 3 ...

(born 1991), ice hockey player *

Margaret Hart Ferraro Margaret Hart Ferraro (September 28, 1913 – January 30, 2000), better known as Margie Hart, was a New York City stripteaser, in American burlesque theatre. Biography Hart was born Margaret Bridget Bryan on September 28, 1913, in Edgerton, ...

also known as Margie Hart (1913–2000), striptease dancer and wife of John Ferraro * Mario Ferraro (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player *

Maximiliano Ferraro Maximiliano "Maxi" Ferraro (born 4 November 1975) is an Argentine politician who has served as National Deputy for Buenos Aires City since 2019 and is the current chairman of the Civic Coalition ARI. Political career From 2005 to 2007 he was ch ...

(born 1975), Argentine politician *

Mike Ferraro Michael Dennis Ferraro (August 18, 1944 – July 20, 2024) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. He played for the New York Yankees (; ) and the Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (; ). Ferraro threw and batted right-handed, stood ...

(born 1944), former major league baseball player * Nathan Ferraro, Canadian musician with rock band

The Midway State The Midway State is a Canadian alternative rock band from Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, Ontario, signed to Remedy Records for North America and to Universal Publishing for the world outside. They debuted with ''Holes'' in 2008, followed by ''Par ...

* Nicholas Ferraro (1928–1984), New York politician and judge *

Peter Ferraro Peter Joseph Ferraro (born January 24, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He and his twin brother Chris became the second set of identical twins to play on the same NHL te ...

(born 1973), NHL hockey player, brother of Chris Ferraro * Pier Miranda Ferraro (1924–2008), Italian operatic tenor *

Ray Ferraro Raymond Vincent Ferraro (born August 23, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current broadcaster for ESPN/ ABC and select Vancouver Canucks games on CBC Sports/Sportsnet. He played for 18 seasons in the National Hocke ...

(born 1964), hockey player * Rick Ferraro (born 1950), Canadian politician in Ontario *

Salvatore Ferraro Salvatore Ferraro (born 8 September 1983) is an Italian former professional association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Ferraro started his career at Inter Milan. In 2001-2002 he was part of the Nerazzurri youth t ...

(born 1983), Italian football player *

Vince Ferraro Vince Ferraro is an American business executive. He holds the position of global marketing vice president positions at Hewlett-Packard, working with the company since 1983 until 2008, and vice president of marketing at Eastman Kodak. Education Vi ...

, Fortune 100 business and marketing executive

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