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    The surname Fanfan

    A French surname, carried by 616 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F515

    Fanfan: #36,337 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Fanfan #36,337, 616 people Fanfan: #36,337 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Fanfan #36,337, 616 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fanfan is more common than 77.6% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed either from French Fanfan or Spanish Fanfán. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 616 people named Fanfan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 409.

    #36,337
    rank among US surnames
    616
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +50.6%
    change since 2000 (was #48,469)

    Who is named Fanfan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Fanfan identified as Black (not Hispanic), 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Fanfan come from?
    Borrowed either from French Fanfan or Spanish Fanfán. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
    How common is the surname Fanfan?
    616 people in the United States had the surname Fanfan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. It ranked 36,337th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fanfan?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Fanfan identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Fanfan getting more or less common?
    More common. 409 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 616 in 2010, up 51%.