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    The surname Faughnan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 625 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F255

    Faughnan: #35,912 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Faughnan #35,912, 625 people Faughnan: #35,912 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Faughnan #35,912, 625 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Faughnan is more common than 77.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.

    Faughnan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 625 people named Faughnan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 493,993 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 592.

    #35,912
    rank among US surnames
    625
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #35,860)

    Who is named Faughnan

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

    96% of people named Faughnan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Faughnan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.
    How common is the surname Faughnan?
    625 people in the United States had the surname Faughnan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 493,993 Americans. It ranked 35,912th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Faughnan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Faughnan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Faughnan?
    Faughnan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Faughnan getting more or less common?
    More common. 592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 625 in 2010, up 5.6%.