English: habitational name from Farrington in Lancashire but perhaps occasionally from Farrington Gurney in Somerset. Both are named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The surname also probably reached America via Ireland [...]
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Quarterly bulletin - v. 28 (Oct. 1934)
What is the origin of the name Farrington?
English: habitational name from Farrington in Lancashire but perhaps occasionally from Farrington Gurney in Somerset. Both are named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The surname also probably reached America via Ireland [...]