The irons Surname
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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| Elizabeth Irons - 1800 Montgomery, KY | Maben | 8 |
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