Last Name FEARON

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Meaning	The feron, probably a smith. The feminine form, infra, presents no difficulty, as strong men's work is found frequently represented in the Hundred Rolls, etc. The name is derived by M. de Greville from some kindred word to farrier, Old French 'ferrer,' to shoe a horse.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	16,471 (2000 US census)	17,776 (1990 US census)

Count	1,607 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

63.85%, or 1026 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
31.49%, or 506 total occurrences, as black,
0.56%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.5%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.99%, or 32 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.62%, or 26 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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