Where does the nme forney come from?
There is not an authority that is able to definitively indentify the origins of the Forney family surname. It is generally believed to be a geographical inspired surname with Germanic or Swiss-Germanic roots . Some researchers say it originates from the town of Ferney-Voltaire , France which is literally adjacent to the Geneva International Airport on the French side of the border. Other family researchers claim the name originates from Farhne, Switzerland or Farhnau, Germany. The truth is a number of towns in the region bear similar names which lead me to question whether the inhabitants were named for the towns or vice versa. In any case it is clear that the Forney family originated in Central Europe in an area that encompasses Switzerland, Southwestern (Baden-Württemberg) Germany, and Eastern (Rhône-Alpes) France. They seem to have been early French Protestants (Huguenots) with Germanic roots that were driven into Switzerland and later into the United States and England. Another pos
