Explore the Family Name Faine

The meaning of Faine

English: variant of Fayne.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Faine in the United States?

The surname Faine has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked as the 51,024th most common surname and by 2010, it had dropped slightly to the 53,072nd position, reflecting a decline of 4.01 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Faine surname experienced a modest increase of 1.56 percent from 384 in 2000 to 390 in 2010. The proportion of people named Faine per 100,000 population also decreased by 7.14 percent over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,024	#53,072	-4.01%
Count	384	390	1.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Faine

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Faine surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data presents an interesting shift over time. In 2000, the largest percentage of individuals with the surname identified as White (61.98 percent), followed by Black (31.25 percent). By 2010, the percentage identifying as White had dropped to 53.85 percent, while the percentage identifying as Black increased to 33.08 percent. Notably, there was a significant increase in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, jumping from 1.56 percent in 2000 to 5.38 percent in 2010. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic remained relatively low, but showed an increase from 0 percent in 2000 to 1.28 and 3.85 percent respectively in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.98%	53.85%	-13.12%
Black	31.25%	33.08%	5.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.56%	5.38%	244.87%
Hispanic	0%	3.85%	0%
Two or More Races	2.86%	2.56%	-10.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.28%	0%