Farrimond History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Farrimond

What does the name Farrimond mean?

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of Faramond,' 'Faramond,' 'Pharamond,' an ancient Teutonic personal name' 1. 'Travellers again had their name from fara, the modern German fahren, and the scarcely disused English to fare, meaning to journey. The most noted instance is Faramund, who, in the guise of Pharamond, is placed at the head of the long-haired Frankish dynasty.' 2

Early Origins of the Farrimond family

The surname Farrimond was first found in the Pipe Rolls of 1169 for "the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John." 2

Other early records include: Fareman Alberd in the Writs of Parliament for 1325; Johannes filius Fareman in the Writs of Parliament for 1316; 2 and Edward Farman, Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of the reign of King Edward III.) 3

Early History of the Farrimond family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Farrimond research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1325, 1327, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Farrimond History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Farrimond Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Farrimond family name include Farrimond, Farrimont, Fairmouunt, Fairmont, Fairmond, Faramond, Pharemount, Parrimond, Pharrimount and many more.

Early Notables of the Farrimond family

the Farrimond family of Lancashire

Migration of the Farrimond family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Farrimond surname or a spelling variation of the name include: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Farrimond (post 1700) +

Syd Farrimond (1940-2022), English footballer made 538 appearances as a left back for Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers and Halifax Town
Stuart John George Farrimond (1982-2025), British science communicator, food scientist for BBC's Inside the Factory, best-selling Sunday Times science author, and a brain tumour researcher
Mr. Barry John Farrimond M.B.E., British Chief Executive for OpenUp Music, appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Accessible Music Technology 4

Sources +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62310, 4 July 2019 | London Gazette, The Gazette, June 2018, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62310/supplement/B1