Fann is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fann
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Fann is variant form of Venn. Ven-Ottery is a parish in Devonshire.

Surname Fann is the variation of the Fen. A syllable of frequent occurrence in local surnames as Fenwick, Fenton, Fensham, Swynfen, Fenrother, Fenning.

Variant of the Fanny. Probably local—the nurse name for Frances being of too recent a date.

Fann is a variant form of Fenn. Dweller at the marsh, or fen.

A variation of Fenne. Dweller at the marsh, or fen.

The Fann is a variation of the Fenn. Anglo-Saxon fenn, a marsh or bog. From residence near one. In old documents, the forms are Atte Fenne, Del Fen, De Fen, De Fenne, etc., sometimes modified to Fenner.

How popular is Fann?

Fann is common in United States.

Fann is ranked 95222 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fann bearers increased by 7.96 per cent in 2010 US census to 3499 since 2000, the surname slipped by 49 spots and ranked at 9301. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.91 76.98
Black 16.58 15.37
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.89 4.47
Hispanic or Latino 2.86 1.23
Others 2.29 1.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.49 0.56
Fann is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Jersey is ahead in terms of density. Around 4998 people have been found who wears Fann as their family name. Fann is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Fann:
9,109 United States4,531
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,423 South Africa98
3,146 Singapore73
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
56,985 England45
68,969 Canada41
17,319 New Zealand30
3,723 China20
67,452 Malaysia18
334,277 Russia14
12,642 Taiwan12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
460,137 Indonesia9
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
3,090 Vietnam6
116,183 Sweden6
863,365 India6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Mrs Fann from Ireland aboard the Perseverance from Dublin during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 26 years old when she arrived in USA on September 24, 1850. Martin Fann (27) Farmer, Immigrant R. Fann, Ron Fann (44) Immigrant, Sam. Fann, aged 21, Immigrant James Fann, 15 years old John Fann, 12 years old Mgt. Fann, Farmer Thomas Fann, are other Fann that migrated to US.

From Germany

19 years old laborer P. Fann who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on November 21, 1865 by Moravian put out from Liverpool. Louise Fann, aged 31, Ottilie Fann, aged 21, Laborer Emilie Fann, 45 years old Isabella-A. Fann, Martin Fann (36) Laborer, Marie Fann (22), are others that migrated to US from Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown and Havre.

Fann Namesakes

  • LaVelda Fann, Actress
  • Al Fann, Actor
  • LaVelda Fann, Actress
  • LaVelda Fann, Actress
  • In 2005, Brandon Fann played the role of Man in drama and horror flick Doorway.

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