Fourie History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Fourie familyThe surname Fourie was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat at Rutherglen from early times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. An ancient couplet says "nae man can tell, nae man has seen, when the Faries Haena in Ruglen been." A rough translation of this couplet: "no man can remember when there hasn't been a family of Faries at Rutherglen." 1 Early History of the Fourie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fourie research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1766, 1791, 1792, 1826, 1851 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Fourie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fourie Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Fairie, Fairrie, Farie, Fairey, Ferry, Ferrie, Fairy, Faireye and many more. Early Notables of the Fourie familyMore information is included under the topic Early Fourie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fourie RankingIn South Africa, the name Fourie is the 54th most popular surname with an estimated 77,740 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Fourie family to IrelandSome of the Fourie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Fourie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
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