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The surname Foray was first found in Moray, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. They were a highly religious group. In 1360 William of Forres was archdeacon of Caithness. They held a family seat at Strthylife at Kynlos. Later they held a family seat at Caithness where Geoffrey de Forays was archdeacon of Moray.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foray research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1366, 1368, 1441 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Foray History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Forres, Fore, Forres, Forrays, Foray, Forays and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Foray Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In France, the name Foray is the 5,305th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1