English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a blacksmith or
worker in iron, from Old French ferron ‘blacksmith’, Latin
ferro, genitive ferronis, a derivative of
ferrum ‘iron’. Compare Ferro.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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