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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


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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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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