Serra (surname)

Serra (Latin: [ˈsɛrra], Italian: [ˈsɛrra], Portuguese: [ˈsɛʁɐ], Catalan: [ˈsɛrə, ˈsɛra]) is Latin for "saw" (a view from a high place, or a saw, see serrated), Italian for "greenhouse", and Sardinian, Galician, Portuguese and Catalan for "mountain range" or "saw".

Serra can be used as a given name or as a surname. As a surname, it may refer to:

A

• Achille Serra (disambiguation), multiple people
• Adriana Serra (1923–1995), Italian film actress
• Adriana Serra Zanetti (born 1976), Italian tennis player
• Agustín José Bernaus y Serra (1863–1930), Roman-catholic bishop
• Al Garcia-Serra, Cuban-American businessman
• Albert Serra (born 1975), Spanish independent filmmaker
• Albert Serra (born 1978), Spanish footballer
• Alberto Serra (1870–1912), Spanish football pioneer and sports journalist
• Alfons Serra (born 1990), Spanish footballer
• Angel Serra (born 1951), Cuban rower
• Anna Serra (born 1968), Catalan long-distance runner
• Antonella Serra Zanetti (born 1980), Italian tennis player
• Antoni Arabí i Serra (born 1953), Spanish football player
• Antoni Serra Serra (1708–1755), Catholic religious writer
• Antonio Serra (born 1963), Italian comics writer
• Antonio Serra, Italian philosopher and economist
• Antonius Serra (1610–1669), Roman Catholic prelate

B

• Barbara Serra (born 1974), British journalist
• Brampoque Serra Silva Sá (born 1996) known as Brash, Guinea-Bissauan footballer

C

• Carlo Zendo Tetsugen Serra (born 1953), Italian missionary Soto Zen master
• Chico Serra (born 1957), Brazilian racing driver
• Clara Serra (born 1982), Spanish politician and feminist author
• Corinne Serra Tosio (born 1965), French sports shooter
• Cristoforo Serra (1600–1689), Italian painter

D

• Daniel Serra (born 1984), Brazilian auto racing driver
• Diana Serra Cary (1918–2020), known as Baby Peggy Montgomery, American child actress
• Domenico Serra (1899–1965), Italian actor

E

• Eduardo Serra (born 1943), Portuguese cinematographer
• Eduardo Serra (born 1958), Italian naval officer
• Eduardo Serra Rexach (born 1946), Spanish politician and businessman
• Enric Serra Auqué (1858–1918), Catalan painter
• Éric Serra (born 1959), French composer
• Ernesto Serra (1860–1915), Italian painter
• Eudalt Serra, Spanish composer

F

• Federico Serra (born 1997), Italian football player
• Federico Serra Miras (born 1979), Argentine rugby union player
• Fiorenzo Serra (1921–2005), Italian film director
• Florent Serra (born 1981), French tennis player

G

• Gabriela Serra (born 1951), Spanish teacher and politician
• Gennaro Serra, Duke of Cassano (1772–1779), Italian revolutionary and soldier
• Giacomo Serra (1570–1623), Catholic cardinal
• Gianni Serra (1933–2020), Italian film director and screenwriter

H

• Hidalgo Serra (born 1985), Spanish-Italian musical artist

I

• Isabel Serra (born 1989), Spanish activist and politician

J

• Jaime Serra (died after 1405), Catalan painter
• Jaime Serra (1921–2022), Portuguese politician
• Jaime Serra Palou (born 1964), Catalan artist and journalist
• Jaime Serra Puche (born 1951), Mexican economist
• Janni Serra (born 1998), German footballer
• Jaume Serra i Cau (died 1517), Spanish Valencian cardinal
• Jaume Serra Serra (born 1959), Andorran politician
• Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974), Spanish-American film director
• Jean Serra (born 1940), French mathematician and engineer
• Joan Serra (1927–2015), Spanish water polo player
• Joaquim Serra (1838–1888), Brazilian journalist, professor, politician and playwright
• Joaquín Collar Serra (1906–1933), Spanish military aviator
• José Correia da Serra (1750–1823), Portuguese polymath
• José Serra Gil (1923–2002), Spanish cyclist
• José Serra (born 1942), Brazilian politician
• Joseph Serra (born 1940), American politician
• Juan de Serras, Jamaican Maroon chief
• St. Junípero Serra (1713–1784), Spanish missionary

K

• Katia Serra (born 1973), Italian footballer
• Koldo Serra (born 1975), Spanish film director and screenwriter

L

• Loïc Serra (born 1972), French Formula One engineer
• Lorenzo Serra Ferrer (born 1953), Spanish football manager
• Luciana Serra (born 1946), Italian soprano
• Luigi Serra (1846–1888), Italian painter
• Luis Serra (1935–1992), Uruguayan cyclist
• Louis-Ferdinand de Rocca Serra (1936–2021), French politician

M

• Manuel Serra Moret (1884–1963), Catalan politician and writer
• Manuel Francisco Serra (1935–1994), Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica.
• María Martha Serra Lima (1944–2017), Argentine singer
• Mario José Serra (1926–2005), prelate of the Catholic Church
• Màrius Serra (born 1963), Spanish writer
• Marivi Fernández-Serra, Spanish condensed matter physicist
• Matt Serra (born 1974), American martial artist
• Maurizio Serra (born 1955), Italian writer and diplomat
• Michele Serra (born 1954), Italian writer, journalist and satirist
• Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats (1868–1936), Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church and Bishop of Sergorbe

N

• Narcís Serra (born 1943), Spanish politician
• Narciso Serra (1830–1877), Spanish poet and dramatist
• Noelia Serra (born 1977), Dominican-Spanish tennis player

O

• Osvaldo de Jesus Serra Van-Dúnem (1950–2006), Angolan politician
• Otto Mayer-Serra (1904–1968), Spanish-Mexican musicologist

P

• Pedro Serra (1899–1983), Spanish footballer
• Pedro Antón Serra (1585–1632), Roman Catholic prelate
• Pedro António Joaquim Correia da Serra Garção (1724–1772), Portuguese poet
• Pere Serra (fl. 1357–1406), Catalan painter

R

• Rafael Serra (1858–1909), Afro-Cuban intellectual, journalist and activist
• Raimundo Irineu Serra, (1892–1971), founder of Santo Daime, an Amazonian mystery school
• Ramón Daumal Serra (1912–2008), Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
• Raymond Serra (1936–2003), American actor
• Richard Serra (1938–2024), American sculptor
• Robert Serra (1987–2014), Venezuelan politician
• Roberta Serra (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
• Roberto Serra (born 1982), Italian short track speed skater
• Roser Serra (born 1971), Spanish international football goalkeeper

S

• Sila Calderon Serra (born 1942), first female governor of Puerto Rico

T

• Tomás Pérez Serra (born 1998), Argentine football player
• Tomas Serra Olives (born 1944), Spanish chess master
• Tony Serra (born 1934), American activist

X

• Xavier Serra (born 1959), Spanish researcher

Fictional characters

• Inara Serra, character from the science-fiction television series Firefly

See also

• Serra (disambiguation)
• Sierra (disambiguation)
• Sardinian surnames