Ferrante Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Ferrante last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
Order your pack and our heraldry team researches and paints the Ferrante coat of arms for you.
Meaning and origin of the Ferrante last name
Meaning of the Ferrante last name: from the personal name Ferrante (Ferdinand). Ferrante is the Italian form of the Spanish name Fernando, or Ferdinand, from old Germanic words for "journey" and "bold". It became popular in southern Italy when kings from Aragon ruled Naples, one of them known simply as Ferrante. The surname is most common in Campania, Apulia and Sicily. A curious detail: the best-selling novelist Elena Ferrante writes under this name.
Arms associated with the Ferrante name
Italian painters often added arms to altarpieces and palace walls, and shields used by Ferrante families belong to that colourful world.
Get your full Ferrante family history
This is only a glimpse of the Ferrante story. The full Ferrante history report goes much deeper into where the name began, who carried it and how the family spread, and it comes with a museum-style painted Ferrante coat of arms. Get the full Ferrante report.
Ferrante name FAQ
What does the Ferrante name mean?
From the personal name Ferrante (Ferdinand). Common variants include Ferranti, Ferrando, Ferrandino.
Where does the Ferrante surname come from?
It originates in Italy, and is also found in the United States, Argentina and Australia.
Is there a Ferrante coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Ferrante coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani; Caffarelli & Marcato, I cognomi d'Italia.