The faux Surname
faux Name Meaning and History
- English: variant of Faulks.
- French: probably a metonymic occupational name for a reaper or scythe maker, from faux ‘scythe’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Faux in Penna. |
 thyme1954
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| The Faux Diretory | Rod Faux | 26 |
| Faux, Fawkes or Foulger in Leatherhead!! |
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| Faux, Fawkes or Foulger in Leatherhead!! |
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| David and Anna FAUX |
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| New Website for Faux Surname DNA Project | David Faux | 3 |
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| FAUX - ENGLAND |
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| Faulx immigrants |
jszalan
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| Wm. C. Faux in Luzerne Co. Pa. | Maria Paisley | 2 |
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