When Louisa Mary Power was born on 14 September 1864, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, her father, Henry Power, was 26 and her mother, Mary Eleanor English, was 22. She lived in County Dublin, Ireland in 1864 and Ireland in 1864.
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English and Irish (of Norman origin): ethnic or habitational name from Old French Pohier, Poer, Middle English Po(u)er, Power ‘native of the Pays de Poix’ (Picardy). This is one of the most common surnames in Ireland.
English: nickname for a poor man, or ironically for a miser, from Middle English povre, poure ‘poor’ (from Latin pauper). Compare Poor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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