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Surname Etymology and Meaning of IRONS

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English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)