Ffrench

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Ffrench or ffrench is a relatively rare surname found in Ireland, a variant of the name French.

The name originated in France and was brought by the Normans, who landed in Bannow Bay, County Wexford, Ireland in 1169. According to Surname DB the original name is of Early Medieval English and Norman origin. It is a topographical name for someone who lived near an ash tree or ash wood, being derived from the Old French "fraisne, fresne", ash tree.

Variations

In some rarer cases, the name does not start with an initial capital, but with a lower-case f; see Word-initial ff.

Notable people

Part of the family branch is considered to be one of the "Tribes of Galway", having been there since the 13th century.

Notable people named Ffrench or ffrench include:

Alexis Ffrench (born 1970), British pianist and composer
Alfred Kirke Ffrench (1835–1872), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Baron ffrench, a title in the peerage of Ireland:
- Rose ffrench, 1st Baroness ffrench (d. 1805)
Charles ffrench-Constant (born 1954), neurology researcher
Conrad O'Brien-ffrench (1893–1986), British Secret Intelligence officer
Di ffrench (1946–1999), New Zealand photographic and performance artist and sculptor
Edmund Ffrench (1775–1852), Irish clergyman
Gonville ffrench-Beytagh (1913–1991), Anglican priest
Isamaya Ffrench (born 1989), British make-up artist
Leonardo Ffrench, Mexican diplomat
Madeleine ffrench-Mullen (1880–1944), Irish revolutionary and labour activist
Maurice Ffrench (born 1998), American football player
Michael ffrench-O'Carroll (1919–2007), Irish doctor and politician
Mostyn Ffrench-Williams (1914–1963), British swimmer
Peter Ffrench (1844–1929), Irish politician
Ricardo Ffrench-Davis (born 1936), Chilean economist
Richard ffrench-Constant, professor of molecular natural history
Robert Ffrench (born c. 1962), Jamaican reggae singer and record producer
Royston Ffrench (born 1975), British jockey
Val ffrench Blake (1913–2011), English army officer, animal breeder, and author

References

Name Origin Research. (2022). "Last name: De Freyne".

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