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irons Name Meaning and History

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of irons Families in the US in 1920
Number of irons families
 54-106
 19-53		 1-18
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Irons family from NJ to OH DonnaWeisman40 9
Rebecca Irons daughter of Samuel & Rebecca Donna Clem Weisman 2
LARGE DATA BASE FOR IRONS DATING BACK TO 1600'S Jo-Ellen B. Carter 73
Irons Family Huge Database - NJ and surrounding area goldenmod 0
John Irons of N.J. in 1787 BasketLady420 1
Irons family in New Jersey Cathleen Rae Irons 12
Jacob and Sarah (Bess) Irons Gayle 44
Catherine Iron, b 1785 GA, married Elbert County gwendowney 0
Looking for George William [H]Irons ymcleod1946 1
George Irons and Eliza Fleming ShirleyWilfongPritchard 0
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