As a native Irish surname, Farnon is an Anglicization of the Gaelic name "Ó Forannáin;" however there are also bearers of this name who came to Ireland from Britian in the waves of successive emigration. Some of the latter would come to be known as the Scotch-Irish.
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Early Origins of the Farnon family
The surname Farnon was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where both those of native Irish stock, as well as those who came from Britain lived and held land.
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Early History of the Farnon family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Farnon research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1810 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Farnon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Farnon Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Farnan, O'Farnan, Farnon, O'Farnon, and Farnham and others.
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Early Notables of the Farnon family
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Migration of the Farnon family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ann Farnan, who arrived in St. John, New Brunswick in 1841; Jonathan Farnam of Ireland, who was naturalized in Nebraska in 1867; John Farnan, recorded in New York in 1822 as an 'alien holding land,' Thomas Farnan, who was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1839.
Contemporary Notables of the name Farnon (post 1700)
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Christine Miller Farnon (1925-2022), American music executive with the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, event producer of the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959, the first woman to receive the Grammy Trustees Award
Robert Farnon (b. 1917), Canadian born musician and composer of 'light' music
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