Antrim: | 1 | Armagh: | 4 | Belfast city: | 3 | Cavan: | 1 |
Derry: | 1 | Down: | 14 | Kildare: | 2 | Kilkenny: | 3 |
Louth: | 1 | Meath: | 16 | Monaghan: | 19 | Tyrone: | 12 |
Westmeath: | 8 |
Farnan | Quite numerous: Belfast, N Midlands. Ir. Ó Farannáin, Forannán was a popular first name in early Ireland. The family were erenaghs at Ardstraw, Tyrone. SGG. |
Fearnon | Very rare: scattered in Ulster. Ir. Ó Fearnáin, according to Woulfe, an abbreviation of Ó h-Ifearnáin which is however a southern name. Ó Farannáin (Farnan) appears more apt. SI & SGG. |
Fernane | Very rare: Kerry. Ir. Ó Farannáin. See Farnan. |
Ó Fearnáin | Fernane: fíor-annamh: Trá Lí. giorriú ar Ó h-Ifearnáin, ceaptar. Leagan eile: Ó h-Earnáin. |
Parishes where Farnan and a second surname are found together
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