The laferriere Surname

laferriere Name Meaning and History

French (Laferrière): habitational name from a number of places so called, indicating the presence of iron mines or ironworking forges, from fer ‘iron’. Compare Portuguese Ferreira, Spanish Herrera.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The laferriere name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the laferriere family name as far back in history as possible.

laferriere Family Facts

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Distribution of laferriere Families in the US in 1920

Number of laferriere families

20-37

7-19

1-6

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Thread	Author	Replies
Laferriere family in Maine	Judy	6
Joseph LaFerriere of Lowell, Mass	Sue K	12
Charles Laferriere	Sue Givens	1
Dieudonné Laferrière	gilberte1947	0
laferriere/toussaint	wolfbill1965	0
looking for a Norman/d Laferriere with a Maine connection	knitmemoretime	4
Laferriere Family	kdlbuilders1	0
Edesse Laferriere (Limoges) - VT	thoth919	2
Mark Laferriere	irigwald	2
Catherine Aurez-Laferriere / Jean Beaugrand-Champagne	Gaetan Champagne	15

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