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Ferrero (
Italian :
[ferˈrɛːro] ,
Spanish :
[feˈreɾo] ) is a
surname of
Italian (from
Piedmont ) and
Spanish origin that means 'smith', a person who works with iron, in parallel with surnames like
Ferraro ,
Ferrari and
Smith .
Notable people with the surname Ferrero include:
Alexis Ferrero (born 1979), Argentine footballer;
Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora (1804–1878), Italian general and statesman;
Benita Ferrero-Waldner (b. 1948), Austrian diplomat and politician;
Edward Ferrero (1831–1899), Union general famous for his role in the Battle of the Crater;
Enzo Ferrero (born 1953), Argentine footballer;
Facundo Ferrero (born 1995), Argentine footballer;
Francis Ferrero (born 1972), Argentine footballer;
Giovanni Ferrero (b. 1964), managing director of Ferrero SpA, son of Michele Ferrero;
Guglielmo Ferrero (1871–1942), Italian historian, journalist, and novelist;
Juan Ferrero (1918–1958), Spanish bodybuilder;
Juan Carlos Ferrero (b. 1980), Spanish tennis player;
Lorenzo Ferrero (b. 1951), Italian composer;
Martin Ferrero (b. 1947), American actor;
Michele Ferrero (1925–2015), Italian chocolate magnate;
Michele Ferrero (priest) (b. 1967), Italian Roman Catholic priest and author;
Pietro Ferrero (1898–1949), founder of Ferrero SpA, father of Michele Ferrero;
Pietro Ferrero Jr. (1963–2011), managing director of Ferrero SpA until his death, son of Michele Ferrero;
Ricardo Ferrero (1955–2015), Argentine footballer.
See also
Celtic Germanic Romance Semitic Slavic Other From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith'