Frayne/Frayn Name Study
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Surnames/tags: Frayne Frayn Frain
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Frayne/Frayn Name Study
The Frayne/Frayn One Name Study is global in scope, not limited to persons who are related biologically and encompassing all geographic areas.
The project is intended as a collaborative space to collect information on the Frayne/Frayn name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Frayne/Frayn name.
Go to Category:Frayne_Name_Study to see the list of WikiTree profiles in the study.
Goals
- To add all individual profiles sharing the surname Frayne and Frayn (or any spelling variations that are biologically connected to a Frayne/Frayn family line)
- To identify the different lines of Fraynes, and see if they connect at all
- To identify the migration patterns and distribution of the Frayne name
- To connect the genealogists researching the Frayne family for more effective collaboration and support for their work.
- ...and any other suggestions you may have!
How to Join
All are welcome and encouraged to join this project.
- To add your ancestor to this study, simply include the following category to the Biography section of his or her profile:
[[Category: Frayne Name Study]]
- Add the "Frayne/Frayn Name Study" sticker to profiles that are the eldest known Frayne/Frayn (brick walls) in a particular line. Here is what the sticker looks like...
Name Meaning
Frayne is a surname of Old French / Norman origin[1] and is an English variant of "Frain".[2] Is it derived from the Old French fraisne, fresne meaning ash (Latin fraxinus)[3] and is it the topographic name for someone that lived near an ash tree or ash wood, or the habitational name from a commune in Vosges (Northeastern France) named Frain.[4][5]
In Ireland it is a variant of "Franey". Also of Norman origin, it was derived from Old French fraisnaie, fresnay also meaning ash wood. It was also the habitational name of a French commune in Doubs called Franey (Eastern France).[6] The Franey name is frequently used in Ireland - it is Gaelicized as de Fréine.[7]
Related Names and Variants
- Frain, Frayne, Frayn, ffrayne, Frane, Fraynes, Fraine, Fraines
- Frean, Frene, Freyne, Freynes, Frenne, Fraigne, Freign, Fruin
- Franey, Freney, Freaney, Freeney
- Frayan, Frayen
- Frenes, Frennes, Frenes, Franes, Fresne, Fresnne, Fresnes, Fresnnes, Fresnais
- ffrench, Ffrench, French
- de Fréine, Defraine, Defreine, De Frayne, DeFrayne, du Frayne, Dufrene, Dufrayne, Dufraynes, du Frene, du Frenes, du Frane, du Franes, Dufrenes, Dufrane, Dufranes, Dufresne, del Freisne
- (various sources)
Known Lines
- England, Cornwall - John Frayne (1709-1766)
- England, Devon, North Molton - Peter Frayne (abt.1675-1738)
- England, Devon, Petrockstow - Thomas Frayne (abt.1600-abt.1651)
- Ireland, Co. Mayo - Michael Frayne (bef.1850-abt.1896)
- Ireland, Co. Meath - Francis J. Frayne (1842-) and brother Denis Frayne (bef.1844-)
- Ireland, Co. Wexford - Michael Frayne (bef.1713)
- Please add other lines you may know about, or amend these if incorrect!
Fraynes, Frayns on WikiTree
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Frayne
- ↑ Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press Google Books
- ↑ Wikipedia: Fraxinus
- ↑ Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press Google Books
- ↑ Wikipedia: Frain, Vosges
- ↑ Wikipedia: Franey, Doubs
- ↑ FamilySearch surnames: Franey
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