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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish

Meaning & History

From Irish Gaelic Ó Fearadaigh "descendant of Fearadach", a personal name probably based on fear "man", perhaps meaning literally "man of the wood". A famous bearer was British chemist and physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867).
Added 9/27/2013 by babycrookston