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Updated May 26, 2021

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearghail ‘descendant of Fearghal’ (see Farrell). This name is borne by several families in Ireland, in counties Longford, Tyrone, and Wicklow.

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