Faunce Surname
Approximately 2,148 people bear this surname
Faunce Surname Definition:
Perhaps from Anglo-Norman faun, a flood-gate or water-gate.
Faunce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,013 | 1:180,059 | 17,999 |
| Australia | 117 | 1:230,732 | 21,761 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 704 | 1:71,333 | 7,662 |
Faunce (18) may also be a first name.
Faunce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Perhaps from Anglo-Norman faun, a flood-gate or water-gate.
Faunce Demographics
Faunce Political Affiliation
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Faunce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faunce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faunce occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Faunce click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faunce? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 195,367th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,392,712 people. The surname Faunce occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Faunce reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,013 people, or 1 in 180,059. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 8 percent live, Nevada, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Faunce exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Faunce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Faunce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Faunce last name grew 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Faunce Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Faunce surname are 10.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.7% being registered with the political party.
Faunce earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $44,856 USD per year.
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Faunce Reference & Research
Fance and Faunce FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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