Fernis is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fernis
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

The lastname Fernis is a variant form of Furness. Furness, county of Lancaster; but see Furnace.

Surname is variation of Furnace. Probably from Furness, county of Lancaster, celebrated for its fine monastery; perhaps, however, from residence near some great iron-furnace, before the existing method of smelting that metal was introduced.

Family name is a variant form of the Furness. One who came from Furness, i.e., podex headland, in Lancashire.

A form of the Fourniss. Furness, county of Lancaster.

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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Anna Fernis from Germany aboard the Minna from Bremen on October 22, 1853. She is registered to be 37 years old when she arrived in USA. Chunrad Fernis (14) Country man, Christine Fernis (19), are others that migrated to US.

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