The fails Surname
fails Name Meaning and History
Scottish or Irish: reduced form of McPhail, with the
addition of English patronymic -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| FAILS Curtis G and Billie COON |
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| Catherine Fails Shea | Courtland Olivet-Smith | 2 |
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| Alexander Fails (1757 - 1834) Ireland > PA | Kenneth H. Fails, Sr. | 10 |
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| Obit- Ned Fails Jr. 1925-2004 |
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| Charles & Clara Katherine Musser Fails; Oklahoma | Ron Musser | 1 |
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