Liz, Send me the list of possible spellings. And, are you familiar with this site? http://www.moulins-a-vent.net/Moulins/savenes_fourcaran.htm Joe "Liz Owen" <l.owen@free.fr> wrote in message news:4b4264e5$0$24598$426a74cc@news.free.fr... > Strange - it's all to do with corruption of the surname. My Foucayran > from whom I have just had an e-mail, is descended from a slew of > Fourcaran (spelling incredibly variable - would you like a list from my > parish registers?) that I can trace back in this here neck of the woods to > 1589 > > Liz Owen > > > "Joseph Pessarra" <joepessarra@suddenlink.net> a écrit dans le message de > news: 4b4256ce$0$5327$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 >>> >> http://www.genealogie.com/popularite-du-nom-fourcayran/fourcayran.html >> Found this site, which shows no Fourcayran in France during the period of >> 1891-1915, only appearing after that time. >> >> Joe in Texas >> >> > >