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De Fréin | Very rare: Dublin etc. Ir.Lang. See Frayne, de Freyne. (Fr. frêne, ash tree). |
Frain | rare: Roscommon-Mayo. Ir. de Fréine. Also as Frayne, Freeney. From French frêne, an ashtree. MIF. |
Frayne | Quite numerous: S E Leinster etc. Ir. de Fréine. See Frain. |
Freyne | Quite numerous: Kilkenny, Waterford, Mayo-Galway etc. Ir. de Fréine. An Anglo-Norman family who settled in Kilkenny. Synonyms: Frain, Frayne, Freaney, Freeney. Derivation from the French de frêne, (ashtree). MIF. |
DEDs where Freyne and a second surname are found together
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