Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FANE
There are approximately 909 people named Fane in the UK. That makes it the 7,618th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 14 are named Fane.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
FienFeen
Faine
Fahn
Fain
Faines
Faina
Vane
Venning
Fahne
Faene
Fagne
Fainne
Faane
Faan
Fagnes
Faenes
Fagn
Fainn
Faehn
Faain
Fahnn
Faahn
Fainnes
Faign
Faighne
Faeney
Fainey
Fahney
The Fane surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
From Fane, a temple, a church. Gaelic, Fann, faint, weak, feeble.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FANE. Welsh, ' slender,' — an ancient
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.