Fanning Surname

24,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fanning Surname Definition:

A Co. Limerick name of Norman origin.

Fannin is a variant of it. MIF 109

Fanning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,1181:23,9753,021
Ireland2,2041:2,137402
Australia2,1661:12,4631,822
England1,7211:32,3754,318
Canada6851:53,7896,415
Scotland1331:40,2543,781
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Peru501:635,68215,717
Wales441:70,3306,116
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
France101:6,642,272293,169
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
China51:273,464,31313,838
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1681:3,793676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2761:88,3179,234
Scotland441:85,0734,558
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5941:13,9731,792

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the little, blond man; grandson of little Fionn (fair).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Fann.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Fainent or Faineant. John and William Faitneant, or Fainent, of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fannings93161/
Fangning931/
Faanning931/
Fannning931/
Fanningt931/
Fanningh931/
Pfanning930/
Fahnning930/
Fannin929,144/
Faning9249/
Fahning86597/
Fangnin86340/
Vanning8651/
Faaning8630/
Fannion8623/
Fanieng8621/
Fonning8620/
Famning864/
Fanninc863/
Fannina861/
Fainnin861/
Fannimg861/
Vfannin861/
Fauning860/
Fanneng860/
Faninng860/
Faining860/
Fanin832,210/
Pfahning8060/
Phanning804/
Pfeaning801/
Fanina77997/
Fening77873/
Foning77555/
Fannen77102/
Vannin7757/
Fagnin7752/
Fannyn7737/
Fangin7735/
Vaning7725/
Fainin7716/
Fatnin7712/
Faynin7710/
Fannim773/
Fahnin772/
Faneng771/
Faninn771/
Fhanin771/
Fanind771/
Faunin770/
Phannin71546/
Pfening71263/
Feuning7152/
Phaning7144/
Fönings7134/
Fanyong7133/
Famneng7118/
Faunina7118/
Vaningh7113/
Foningg7113/
Feening7112/
Fathnin7111/
Fonging715/
Faungin715/
Pfannen713/
Fainina713/
Founing711/
Faynina711/
Faannen711/
Vannien711/
Fonnina711/
Vaining710/
Feining710/
Vanin6713,744/
Fanen671,020/
Fonin67660/
Fanyn67228/
Fanim6731/
Phanneng675/
Fanhn673/
Faninova672/
Fainienė671/
Fanín671/
Pfuining670/

Fanning Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanning in the Russian language
Фаннингfanning-

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