Farney Family History
Farney Name Meaning
English and Scottish: of uncertain origin; perhaps a
topographic name from Middle English fern ‘fern’ + heye
‘enclosure’, or possibly a habitational name from a minor place so
named. Compare Forney, Furney. adm; 1881 British
census has 39; UK 14.Variant of German
Farner.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Farney Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Farney families
 20 - 37  7 - 19 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Farney families
|
12 - 21 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Farney families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Farney Family Origin
Farney Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Farney
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Farney Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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