| ![Show Contents]() Fearnside History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England Early Origins of the Fearnside familyThe surname Fearnside was first found in Lancashire where Nicholas del ffernyside was listed in rolls in 1324. A very rare name, The next entry found as much later in 1587 when Edward Fearnesyde was listed in Yorkshire. The name literally means "dweller on the ferny slope." 1 Another source postulates the place is "adjacent to Fearnhead." 2 Early History of the Fearnside familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fearnside research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1595 and 1615 are included under the topic Early Fearnside History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fearnside Spelling VariationsSound 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 Fearnside family name include Fearnside, Fernside, Fernsid, Fearneside, Ferneside, Fearnsyde, Fernsyde, Farnside, Farsyde, Fernfold, Fernefold, Fearnfold, Fernwold and many more. Early Notables of the Fearnside familyMore information is included under the topic Early Fearnside Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Fearnside migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Fearnside Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Joshua Fearnside, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ida Zeigler" in 1863
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fearnside (post 1700) | + |
- F. J. Fearnside, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1912 3
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Fearnside migration to New Zealand 
