Fain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 15
Barman 1
Chandler Maker Furrier 1
Char Woman 1
Dispenser 1
Domestic General Servant 1
Dressmaker 1
Laundress 1
Paper Staner 1
Wet Nurse 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Soldiers Wife 1
Gardener Domestic 1
Housemaid 1
Gardener 1
Furnace Man 1
House Keeper 1
Housemaid Domestic Servant 1
Iron Founder Unemployed 1
Laborer In Leather Factory 1
Printers Compositor 1
Tinman 1
Iron Founder Unemploy 1
Coal Miner 1
Farmers Labourer 1

Fain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fane 50% 2,817
2 Fone 25% 2,605
3 Fine 50% 969
4 Foan 50% 579
5 Fan 75% 539
6 Fen 50% 460
7 Fain 100% 390
8 Fean 50% 314
9 Fin 75% 228
10 Fun 50% 195
11 Fon 50% 191
12 Feen 50% 127
13 Fayne 60% 121

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The surname Fain is the 7th most popular variant of Fane.

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