The frain Surname
frain Name Meaning and History
- English (of Norman origin): topographic name for someone who lived near an ash tree or ash wood, from Old French fraisne, fresne ‘ash’ (Latin fraxinus).
- French: habitational name from a place in Vosges named Frain.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Andrew Berkenbile |
 ginabynum
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| Frains of Mayo/Roscommon |
pataddy69
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| FRAIN FAMILY TREE. ORIGIN-ROSCOMMON IRELAND | MICHAEL J G FRAIN | 11 |
| FRAIN''S IRELAND NEW JERSEY | ANNE GARRISON | 25 |
| Frains of Ballaghaderreen Co. Roscommon | Nadia | 7 |
| Richard Alexander FRAIN |
WendyLeeMayfield
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| Frain/Kelley | Mary | 1 |
| Frains in ILL |
peterfrain1943
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| Brothers Martin and Thomas Frain Ballaghadereen, Co. Mayo/Roscommon |
Taryn Troy
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| Frain Family of Georgia **PLS HELP** |
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