The serra Surname
serra Name Meaning and History
- Italian, Portuguese, and Catalan: topographic name from Italian, Portuguese, Catalan serra ‘ridge or chain of hills’ (Latin serra ‘saw’).
- Italian: habitational name from any of various places named with serra ‘ridge’ (see 1 above), as for example Serra d’Aniello and Serra Pedace (Cosenza), Serra San Bruno (Vibo Valentia), Serracapriola (Foggia).
- Catalan: habitational name from any of various places, in Valencia and Catalonia, named Serra or with Serra, as for example Serra d’Almos or Serra d’en Galceran.
- Catalan (Serrà): topographic name for somebody who lived by a sierra, from Catalan serrà, an adjective derived from serra ‘mountain range’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for serra records
More resources for your serra family history
Serra message board
Threads: 45 - Messages: 188
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| louis serra |
 sueserra
| 17 |
| Guanches, Sephardic Jews, Gypsies, Blonds, and Redheads |
MariRagsdale
| 10 |
| Joseph Serra |
nikkiavaluna
| 1 |
| Norma Jean Serra(maiden name) | Dee | 15 |
| Marie Jeanette Serra |
jturner466
| 0 |
| ROOTS IN MONTEAU DA PO, TORINO, ITALY | ELAINE SERRA CARNAHAN | 6 |
| Looking for David | Andria Whalen | 1 |
| Spain, ancestor of Junipero Serra | L. Vargas | 15 |
| Serra's from sicily |
lutikriss144
| 1 |
| abatemarco |
atambasco3526
| 1 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The serra name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the serra family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the serra last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your serra ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.