Fernyhough
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from a minor place near Endon, Staffordshire, from Old English fearniġ (“ferny”) + healh (“nook, corner”).
Proper noun
editFernyhough (plural Fernyhoughs)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fernyhough is the 13153rd most common surname in England, belonging to 417 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fernyhough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 566.
- Forebears