The farrand Surname
farrand Name Meaning and History
- nickname for a person with gray hair or for someone who used to dress in gray, from Old French ferrant ‘iron-gray’ (a derivative of fer ‘iron’).
- from the medieval personal name Fer(r)ant, an Old French form of Ferdinand, which came to be associated with the color.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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 Bab_Gregg
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| FARRAND in Yorkshire to America |
dmspfld
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| Lucinda Farrand ancestors |
rrager1
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| Jared Farrand Family of Vermont Ohio |
RBurdett
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| So many William Farrands! | Randi Hamer | 16 |
| Andrew S. Farrand 1836-1904 |
MaryDempsey27
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| Max Farrand, the author |
Nickaroni5
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| Katharine E. FARRAND Dyer |
pettem
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| Farrand | Harry Long | 5 |
| Farrands/Driscolls in Shiawassee Twp/Michigan |
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