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Farrand History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Farrand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Farrand family

The surname Farrand was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Farrand family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Farrand research. Another 297 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1356, 1456, 1496, 1535, 1627, 1672, 1700, 1705, 1740 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Farrand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Farrand Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ferrand, Ferrant, Feran, Ferran, Farand, Farront, Le Ferrand, Le Feron, Le Farrand, Le Feran, Le Ferront, De Farront, Ferante and many more.

Early Notables of the Farrand family

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Farrand Ranking

In the United States, the name Farrand is the 14,917^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Farrand migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Farrand Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Nathaniel Farrand, who arrived in New York, NY in 1645 2

Farrand Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andrew Farrand, who arrived in New England in 1718 2
Thomas Farrand Jr., who landed in New England in 1720 2

Farrand Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frederick Farrand, who landed in New York in 1846 2
Edward Farrand, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1853

Farrand migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Farrand Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Esq. Jacob Farrand U.E. who settled in Eastern District, Cornwall, Ontario c. 1786 3

Farrand migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Farrand Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William B. Farrand, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Gertrude" in 1863 4
Mr. William B. Farrand, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Gertrude" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 9th February 1863 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Farrand (post 1700) +

Max Farrand (1869-1945), American university professor and author and one time President of the American Historical Society
Livingston Farrand (1867-1939), American physician, anthropologist, psychologist, public health advocate and academic administrator
Beatrix Jones Farrand (1872-1959), American landscape gardener and landscape architect
Katherine Farrand, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 2008 6
John W. Farrand, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Santo Domingo, 1884 6
George E. Farrand (b. 1878), American Republican politician, Ventura County Clerk, 1900-07; Member, California Constitutional Commission, 1930 6
George E. Farrand, American Democratic Party politician, New Hampshire State Treasurer, 1913-14, 1923-25; Candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1924 6
Fairchild Farrand, American politician, Village President of Jackson, Michigan, 1855-56 6
E. Kitchel Farrand, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1924; Porto Alegre, 1926 6
Daniel Farrand, American politician, Justice of Vermont State Supreme Court, 1813-14 6
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Farrand family +

HMAS Sydney II

Mr. Leonard Charles Farrand (1917-1941), Australian Ordinary Seaman from Orange, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 7

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th December 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp