Fernihough History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England

Early Origins of the Fernihough family

Early History of the Fernihough family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fernihough research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1383, 1455, 1487 and 1621 are included under the topic Early Fernihough History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fernihough Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Fernihough has been recorded under many different variations, including Fernihough, Ferneyhough, Fernyhough, Fearnyhough, Fernyough, Ferniho, Fernow, Fernihalgh and many more.

Early Notables of the Fernihough family

• Fernihough of Staffordshire

Migration of the Fernihough family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Fernihough or a variant listed above: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.