How common is the surname Fanning?

11,007 people in the United States had the surname Fanning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,050 Americans. It ranked 3,284th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fanning?

Dakota Fanning, American actress and model (born 1994), followed by Elle Fanning.

Where is the surname Fanning most common?

Wikidata records people named Fanning in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Fanning getting more or less common?

More common. 10,836 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,007 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Fanning

A surname, carried by 11,007 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fanning is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,007 people named Fanning in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,050 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,836.

#3,284

rank among US surnames

11,007

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,069)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,280	Sell	11,014	28,032
#3,282	Mortensen	11,013	28,035
#3,283	Domingo	11,012	28,037
#3,284	Fanning	11,007	28,050

Who is named Fanning

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

88% of people named Fanning identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fannings

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dakota Fanning
American actress and model (born 1994)
Elle Fanning
American actress (born 1998)
Shawn Fanning
American businessman, born 1980
Bernard Fanning
Australian recording artist; musician and singer-songwriter, born 1969
Eric Fanning
Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force, born 1968
Mick Fanning
Australian surfer, born 1981
Edmund Fanning
American explorer and sea captain (1769–1841)
Neil Fanning
Australian actor, born 1967

Notable Fannings come mostly from the United States (5) and Australia (3).

Questions

How common is the surname Fanning?: 11,007 people in the United States had the surname Fanning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,050 Americans. It ranked 3,284th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fanning?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Fanning identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fanning?: Dakota Fanning, American actress and model (born 1994), followed by Elle Fanning.
Where is the surname Fanning most common?: Wikidata records people named Fanning in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Fanning getting more or less common?: More common. 10,836 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,007 in 2010, up 1.6%.