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![Show Contents]() Feron History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Irish surname Feron is an Anglicization of a few different Gaelic names, such as "Ó Faracháin," "Ó Fearáin," and "Ó Forannáin." Early Origins of the Feron familyThe surname Feron was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel. Early History of the Feron familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Feron research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Feron History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Feron Spelling VariationsPeople who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Feron that are preserved in archival documents are Fearon, Feron, Feran, Farren and others. Early Notables of the Feron familyMore information is included under the topic Early Feron Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Feron RankingIn France, the name Feron is the 1,130th most popular surname with an estimated 4,845 people with that name. 1
 Feron migration to the United States | + |
Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Feron to North America:
Feron Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James, John, Patrick, Thomas and William Feron, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1846
| Feron migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Feron Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Samuel Feron, who arrived in Barbados in 1635
| Contemporary Notables of the name Feron (post 1700) | + |
- James Martin Feron, American reporter, Metropolitan News, New York Times (former Chief, Warsaw Bureau), New York
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Feron migration to the United States 
Feron migration to West Indies 
