Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FABIAN
There are approximately 1,201 people named Fabian in the UK. That makes it the 6,424th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 19 are named Fabian.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
FabianiFabia
Fabi
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Fabiann
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Fabianio
Fabianao
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The Fabian surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Derived from the Latin Fabius, Faba, a bean--the bean-man, so called from his success in cultivating beans.