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Farremond Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Faramond.' 'Faramond; Pharamond, an ancient Teutonic personal name' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica). 'Travellers again had their name from fara, the modern German fahren, and the scarcely disused English to fare, meaning to journey.

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Farremond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Farremond Surname Meaning

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This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Faramond.' 'Faramond; Pharamond, an ancient Teutonic personal name' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica). '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' (Yonge); compare Osman for Osmond, or Wyman for Wymond.

Faremanne (without surname), 1169: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.

Fareman Alberd, 1325. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes fil Fareman, 1316. Writs of Parliament.

Edward Farman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

FARAMOND: Pharamond, an ancient Teutonic personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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