Serra (surname)

Serra 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
 * 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