Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
VANE
There are approximately 738 people named Vane in the UK. That makes it the 8,605th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 12 are named Vane.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
FaneFaine
Fayne
Fan
Faines
Fahn
Fain
Fann
Phan
Faene
Fahne
Fagne
Feane
Faane
Fanne
Fanes
Feagne
Fainne
Feeane
Feanne
Faanes
Faenes
Fagnes
Faynes
Feanes
Fean
Fanee
Fene
Fayn
The Vane surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
VANE. Collins shews that the two peerage families of Vane and Fane are of the same origin. See Fane. The arms consist of the same tinctures and charges, viz. : — Azitre, three gauntlets, <?•, but the gauntlets of the Vanes are for the left hand, while those of the Fanes are dexter or right hand cues.