Fernes households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland
All variants of Fernes
Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map
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Surname Dictionary
Fearns | Very rare: scattered. Possibly English "Ferns". DBS. |
Ferns | fairly rare: Dublin etc. Ir. Ó Reannacháin, (spear-like). A mistranslation arising from the Irish raithneach, bracken. Ranahan and Renehan are current anglicisations. SI & SGG |
Parishes where Fernes and a second surname are found together
Variants in Griffith's
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Non-Griffith's Variants
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