Norman-English

Furlong

“from the furrow-length of a ploughed field”

🏔 Wexford · Loch Garman

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The story

Yeomen of the Wexford baronies since the 1200s, so rooted in the county's English-dialect corner (Forth and Bargy) that their fields' very measure became their name.

Their world Around 1650 — Confederate Ireland & Cromwell. The rising of 1641 turns into eleven years of war, fought four ways: Confederate Catholics, English royalists, English parliamentarians, and a Scots army in Ulster.

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What the name is made of

Furlong
No prefix: the name stands on its own word.

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Is Furlong an Irish name?

Furlong came in with the Normans after 1169. That makes it an Irish surname — it has been one for over eight hundred years — but not a Gaelic one.

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From Wikipedia — “Furlong (surname)”

Furlong is an English-language surname, relatively common in the Republic of Ireland and in the United Kingdom. It originates from England and is classified as a local surname, derived from the Old English word furlang, meaning "furrow length" — a traditional measurement of distance equivalent to one-eighth of a mile. It likely referred to someone who lived near or worked in long fields or furrows.

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Neighbours — other names from the same counties

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Quick answers

Is Furlong an Irish name?

Furlong came in with the Normans after 1169. That makes it an Irish surname — it has been one for over eight hundred years — but not a Gaelic one. In Irish the name is Furlong.

What does the surname Furlong mean?

Furlong (Irish: Furlong) means “from the furrow-length of a ploughed field”. Origin: Norman-English.

Where in Ireland is the surname Furlong from?

The historic homeland of the Furlong name is Wexford. People moved, so the name can be found far beyond it.

What is the Irish for Furlong?

Furlong.

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