Fawn Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Fawn Surname Definition:

The young of a deer.

Fawn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
England1221:456,70530,074
Canada441:837,40065,151
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Fawn (7,921) may also be a first name.

Fawn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The young of a deer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Fawnes and De Fawnes; from Fawns, in Northumberland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Vaunes, or Vane. Galfridus de Fane witnessed the foundation charter of Tywardereth Priory, Cornwall (Mon. i. 587). Reginald Fane, c. 1300 manucaptor of an M.P. for Pershore. Gueroch or Werok was Count of Vennes or Vannes c. 630 (Albert le Grand, Vie des Saints: Vie de St. Gildas).

The Norman People (1874)

Fawn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fawn (Arabic: عفون) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Fawn reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 71,551st most common first name on earth It is held by 7,921 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 20 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Utah, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Fawn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fawn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fawn surname increased 277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fawn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fawn surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fawn surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fawn earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 37.35% less than the national average, earning $27,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning $57,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawin8917/
Fawne893/
Feawn891/
Faiwen801/
Fown7591/
Vawn7524/
Favn752/
Fewn752/
Fabn751/
Fawinne731/
Fabin671,351/
Faben67323/
Fabyn67166/
Fewin6791/
Fowen6714/
Phawn677/
Fownd676/
Fewnn671/
Fawinque671/
Fowne671/
Vawhn670/
Fewen670/

Fawn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fawn in the Arabic language
عفونfwn-

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