<Tr> <Th> Variant (s) </Th> <Td> Farrar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Footnotes: </Td> </Tr> <P> Ferrer (English: / ˈfɛrə /, Eastern Catalan: (fəˈre), Western Catalan: (feˈre (ɾ))) is a surname of English and Catalan origin, considered to be originally English . Ferrer is an occupational surname for a blacksmith or ironworker - derived from the Latin ferrarius - and thus shares a common occupational derivation with the most common English surname, Smith . It is one of the most common Catalan surnames, ranked 36th in Catalonia . The surname Ferrer is a variant of the surnames Farrar, Ferrier, Ferrers, and de Ferrers . </P> <P> The English name is originally Norman,, deriving, in this instance, from the place name Ferrières - Saint - Hilaire, Walchelin de Ferriers having come to England with William the Conqueror . In the Middle Ages, the Ferrer family held the earldom of Derby; although the main line died out, some descendants in England and Scotland still bear the name Ferrer, while many emigrated to i.a. Spain - e.g. the Scottish - English nobleman William Stewart Ferrer, father of Saint Vincent Ferrer . Also Bernard Ferrer, an English Knight, and Auchias Ferrer, a Scottish Lord, came from Britain to Spain - to aid in the restoration of Christian rule in Valencia . </P>

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