Faunce Surname

195,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Faunce Surname Definition:

Perhaps from Anglo-Norman faun, a flood-gate or water-gate.

Faunce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0131:180,05917,999
Australia1171:230,73221,761
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7041:71,3337,662

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Faunce Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Faunce Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Faunce occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faunce? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 195,367th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,392,712 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Faunce live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Faunce is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,013 people, or 1 in 180,059. In The United States Faunce is primarily found in: Florida, where 8 percent reside, Nevada, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Faunce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faunce has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faunce last name grew 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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 US 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fance91393/
Fauncier861/
Fauncher860/
Funcke831,026/
Fancey83520/
Faunch83225/
Fanche83181/
Fancea83136/
Fancie8329/
Fancke8324/
Fances8320/
Fancer837/
Faunge836/
Funche836/
Faence834/
Founce832/
Faumce831/
Fancet831/
Fangce831/
Funcea831/
Fannce830/
Faince830/
Faunci830/
Faunke830/
Feance830/
Faunse830/
Fancher778,029/
Funches772,207/
Fancett77390/
Fahncke7798/
Fanchez7739/
Fantche7735/
Funchez7718/
Faience775/
Fahncee775/
Fancies774/
Fajunse774/
Fancier773/
Fanscer773/
Feyance773/
Fancieh773/
Funcess772/
Funcher772/
Feances772/
Fanches772/
Fancker772/
Fayence772/
Fayunke772/
Pfancer771/
Fahnche771/
Fajence771/
Funcihe771/
Fayance771/
Fayince771/
Fancheh771/
Fanchep771/
Founche771/
Faiunca771/
Faunges771/
Fanncey770/
Fanchet770/
Faunker770/
Faunger770/
Fanckie770/
Funke7333,012/
Fanse734,737/
Fancy733,992/
Funch731,676/
Funge73611/
Fonce73498/
Fanca73170/
Fanke73160/
Fange73101/
Fanci7372/
Fanje7365/
Fanch7350/
Funze7340/
Funse7316/
Funca7315/
Funci736/
Funje734/
Fauns733/
Fanze733/
Funcy730/
Funchess711,405/
Fanscher712/
Funnches712/
Fanchess711/
Funchest711/
Funckess711/
Fangchee711/
Fanceitt710/
Fantcher710/
Fanchett710/
Fancherr710/
Fancheer710/
Fanget672,306/
Fanger671,633/
Fainke671,339/
Foncea67891/
Fanchi67700/
Faïnke67516/
Funsch67380/
Fansey67293/
Foncke67273/
Fancis67174/
Funkey67163/
Fanchy67139/
Fanged67134/
Funcky67125/
Funger67118/
Fankep67112/
Funkeu67102/
Fancai6757/
Fungke6757/
Faenze6755/
Feunke6748/
Faense6745/
Funchi6743/
Fanset6738/
Founke6733/
Fanczi6731/
Fancsy6729/
Funket6728/
Foncez6724/
Funzie6723/
Fancki6723/
Fanser6720/
Fonces6718/
Faunji6716/
Pfunke6716/
Funque6716/
Fangke6715/
Faunzi6714/
Pfunze6713/
Fankey6712/
Funjeh6711/
Funjep6711/
Fanses6710/
Pfaunz679/
Fundse677/
Funcka677/
Fandje676/
Founge676/
Fanzet676/
Vancke676/
Fantje675/
Fanjge675/
Funcis675/
Vounce674/
Fhanse674/
Fience674/
Fangeh674/
Fuenke674/
Funkie673/
Foncey673/
Fanque673/
Fonche673/
Faincy673/
Funjer673/
Fancsi673/
Phance672/
Fainge672/
Vancei672/
Fanjep672/
Fanket672/
Fandze672/
Fumnje672/
Funchy672/
Fungie672/
Founje672/
Fangie672/
Fansei672/
Fanshe671/
Founcy671/
Fundge671/
Funges671/
Foncet671/
Fonnce671/
Vantce671/
Vanceh671/
Fhunke671/
Feanca671/
Fanzhe671/
Fankie671/
Funseh671/
Funzeu671/
Fuinke671/
Fundze671/
Fanjee671/
Fanjeh671/
Fankee671/
Fankeh671/
Fannge671/
Fanseh671/
Fancay671/
Fancoj671/
Fantse671/
Fantze671/
Foncer671/
Funset671/
Funtse671/
Fanjey671/
Fanzer670/
Fanges670/
Fancit670/
Fainch670/
Fauens670/
Funget670/
Funser670/
Funkee670/
Foncie670/
Vaunse670/
Fannse670/
Founch670/
Fahnke670/
Feancy670/
Founse670/

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Footnotes

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