Fanning Surname
Approximately 22,496 people bear this surname
Fanning Surname Definition:
A Co. Limerick name of Norman origin.
Fannin is a variant of it. MIF 109
Fanning Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,118 | 1:23,975 | 3,021 |
| Ireland | 2,204 | 1:2,137 | 402 |
| Australia | 2,166 | 1:12,463 | 1,822 |
| England | 1,721 | 1:32,375 | 4,318 |
| Canada | 685 | 1:53,789 | 6,415 |
| Scotland | 133 | 1:40,254 | 3,781 |
| New Zealand | 121 | 1:37,424 | 6,365 |
| Peru | 50 | 1:635,682 | 15,717 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Northern Ireland | 41 | 1:45,001 | 3,962 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,168 | 1:3,793 | 676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 276 | 1:88,317 | 9,234 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:85,073 | 4,558 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,594 | 1:13,973 | 1,792 |
Fanning (2,971) may also be a first name.
Fanning Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Co. Limerick name of Norman origin.
Fannin is a variant of it. MIF 109
(Irish) Descendant of the little, blond man; grandson of little Fionn (fair).
The family were located in co. Limerick, and the name is of record in Ireland temp. Edward II. (D'Alton.) The latter is probably local, and identical with the English Fenning.
The son of Fann.
From Fainent or Faineant. John and William Faitneant, or Fainent, of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
From the Flemish, personal name.
Fanning Demographics
Fanning Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fanning Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanning Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fanning (Russian: Фаннинг) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanning? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fanning is the 24,049th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 323,949 people. Fanning is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Fanning live; 66 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 132,917th most common first name on earth It is held by 2,971 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 15,118 people, or 1 in 23,975. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, New York, where 6 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Fanning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fanning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fanning surname grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 189 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 624 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 302 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fanning Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fanning surname are 14.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.74% being registered with the party.
The amount Fanning earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,382 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.66% more than the national average, earning R 355,644 per year; in United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $49,517 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fanning Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fanning in the Russian language | ||
| Фаннинг | fanning | - |
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