Farington Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

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What Farington means

Ancestors listed as Farington are often found as Farrington a generation earlier. Taken at its root, Farington points to “Place name”.

Without the “r” of Farrington, Farington is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

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