Ffrench

Ffrench or ffrench is a surname found in Ireland, a variant of the name French.

The name originated in France and was brought by the Normans, who landed in Bannow Bay, County Wexford, Ireland in 1169. They also settled in Galway, Sligo, Roscommon and Dublin.

In some cases, the name does not start with an initial capital, but with a lower-case f; the double F is derived from the blackletter F. The Irish branch is considered to be one of the "Tribes of Galway", having been there since the 13th century.

Notable people named Ffrench or ffrench include:

• Alexis Ffrench, British pianist and composer
• Alfred Kirke Ffrench VC (1835–1872), British soldier
• Baron ffrench, a title in the peerage of Ireland:
  • Rose ffrench, 1st Baroness ffrench (d. 1805)
• Conrad O'Brien-ffrench (1893–1986), British Secret Intelligence Officer
• Di Ffrench (1946–1999), New Zealand photographic and performance artist and sculptor
• Isamaya Ffrench (born 1990), British make-up artist
• Leonardo Ffrench, Mexican diplomat
• Michael ffrench-O'Carroll (1919–2007), Irish doctor and politician
• Mostyn Ffrench-Williams (1914–1963), British swimmer
• Richard Patrick ffrench (1929-2010), author of A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
• Val ffrench Blake (1913–2011), English Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, cattle- and horsebreeder, and author

They were also cousins of the French family, French Park Estate, Boyle, who were created Baron de Freyne.