The surname Foynes comes from the Irish Gaelic "Faghan."
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Early Origins of the Foynes family
The surname Foynes was first found in Dublin (Irish: Áth Cliath) located on the east coast of Ireland in the province of Leinster, where John Fyan was mayor in 1472 and 1479.
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Early History of the Foynes family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foynes research. Another 43 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1471 and 1605 are included under the topic Early Foynes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Foynes Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Fyan, Fyann, Fyans, Foynes and others.
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Early Notables of the Foynes family
Notable among the family name at this time was John Fyan, Lord mayor of London in 1471-72, as well as Nicholas Fyan of the Fyan family of... Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Foynes Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Foynes family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Fyann, who emigrated from Ireland to America in 1742; Robert Fyan, who was naturalized in Norfolk, Virginia in 1825; Mary Ann Fyan, who immigrated to Baltimore in 1828.
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