"Liz Owen" <l.owen@free.fr> wrote in message news:4b422744$0$6284$426a74cc@news.free.fr... > Hello > A friend of mine has "information" that the above surname may be of Irish > origin - but going back several centuries possibly. Any extant Irish > surname that resembles it? > We also have a family called Darailh, also said to be Irish from way > back - Daray maybe? > Any ideas anybody? All suggestions except the most rude will be welcome > > TIA > > Liz Owen, in a damp and soggy SW France > Don't find any Irish references, but there are 4 Fourcayran and no Fourcaran in the France phone directory on the Net at http://infobel.com/en/world/Teldir.aspx?Ct=Europe&Co=France&Dn=Infobel&url=http://www.infobel.com/France Sorry, not much help. Joe in sunny, but cold, Texas

Sorry, no help at all. I can summon up a lot in France, including a family here that I have traced back to 1589 in our local parish registers. "Forkeran" might be an alternative. Liz Owen "Joseph Pessarra" <joepessarra@suddenlink.net> a écrit dans le message de news: 4b42541f$0$5361$bbae4d71@news.suddenlink.net... > "Liz Owen" <l.owen@free.fr> wrote in message > news:4b422744$0$6284$426a74cc@news.free.fr... >> Hello >> A friend of mine has "information" that the above surname may be of Irish >> origin - but going back several centuries possibly. Any extant Irish >> surname that resembles it? >> We also have a family called Darailh, also said to be Irish from way >> back - Daray maybe? >> Any ideas anybody? All suggestions except the most rude will be welcome >> >> TIA >> >> Liz Owen, in a damp and soggy SW France >> > > Don't find any Irish references, but there are 4 Fourcayran and no > Fourcaran in the France phone directory on the Net at > http://infobel.com/en/world/Teldir.aspx?Ct=Europe&Co=France&Dn=Infobel&url=http://www.infobel.com/France > > Sorry, not much help. > > Joe in sunny, but cold, Texas