Fagon is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fagon
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: It is in Brittany that the name is the most common. It is attested in Plouguin from the early seventeenth century. This should be an old person's name, probably the same as Fagan, found in the localities Trofagan in Lanhouarneau and Kerfagan in Bourg Blanc, two municipalities being fairly close to Plouguin. Discloses a saint Fagon (d) honored in Galicia, where he left his name to the town of Sahagún. The name comes from the Latin "Facundus" (= eloquent). There is in Wales a saint Fagan (Ffagan), which legend has it that a Roman missionary came to evangelize the country in the second century. He left his name to a town near Cardiff.

How popular is Fagon?

Fagon is ranked 334878 on our list.

Fagon is a very rare family name, few people in France and Jamaica have the last name. Around 852 people have been found who wears Fagon as their family name. Fagon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,549 Suriname3
1,143 French Polynesia2
169,904 Brazil1
16,640 Hong Kong1
279,271 Australia1
492,292 Ukraine1
5,553 Taiwan1
24,771 Colombia1
11,923 Slovenia1
2,190 Barbados1
66,560 Philippines1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
93,878 Canada28
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
47,891 England81
Countries with hundreds of Fagon:
31,236 France318
1,091 Jamaica286
183,294 United States104

Fagon Namesakes

  • Orazio Fagone, Olympic athlete

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