Fourie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Fourie family

The surname Fourie was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat at Rutherglen from early times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. An ancient couplet says "nae man can tell, nae man has seen, when the Faries Haena in Ruglen been." A rough translation of this couplet: "no man can remember when there hasn't been a family of Faries at Rutherglen." 1

Early History of the Fourie family

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Fourie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fairie, Fairrie, Farie, Fairey, Ferry, Ferrie, Fairy, Faireye and many more.

Early Notables of the Fourie family

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Fourie Ranking

In South Africa, the name Fourie is the 54^th most popular surname with an estimated 77,740 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Fourie family to Ireland

Some of the Fourie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 77 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fourie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fourie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Louis Johsf. Fourie, aged 28, who landed in America from Amsterdam, Holland, in 1911
Herman G. Fourie, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Fourusburg, S Africa, in 1919

Contemporary Notables of the name Fourie (post 1700) +

Claude G. Fourie, American politician, Mayor of San Bruno, California, 1952-53 3
Charles J. Fourie (b. 1965), South African playwright and director
Brenden Craig Fourie (b. 1970), former South African cricketer
Jan Carel Fourie (1937-2007), South African jazz guitarist
Deon Fourie (b. 1986), South African rugby union footballer
Pierre Jacy Fourie (1943-1980), South African undefeated middle and light heavyweight South African champion boxer
Marthinus Jacobus Fourie (b. 1979), South African-born Irish cricketer
Lehann Fourie (b. 1987), South African hurdler
Jonathan Adriaan Fourie (b. 1939), South African professional golfer
Carel Hendrik "Hendre" Fourie (b. 1979), South African-born, English professional rugby footballer
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html