Explore the Family Name Fane

The meaning of Fane

English: variant of Fayne.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fane has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the ranking of this surname was 23,350, but by 2010, it had dropped to 25,136, a decrease of 7.65 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Fane surname also dropped from 1,016 in 2000 to 987 in 2010, marking a slight decline of 2.85 percent. Furthermore, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there has been a decline from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010, which indicates a drop of 13.16 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,350	#25,136	-7.65%
Count	1,016	987	-2.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.33	-13.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fane

The ethnicity associated with the surname Fane has also seen some changes as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of people with this surname who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero in 2010 from 3.94 percent in 2000. However, those identifying as being of two or more ethnicities increased to 3.65 percent in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as White decreased from 60.83 percent in 2000 to 52.08 percent in 2010, a change of -14.38 percent. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with the Fane surname saw a small increase from 2.95 percent to 3.14 percent. Most notably, the percentage of people with Fane surname identifying as Black saw a significant increase from 30.51 percent in 2000 to 38.50 percent in 2010, marking a growth of 26.19 percent. There was no change observed among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	60.83%	52.08%	-14.38%
Black	30.51%	38.5%	26.19%
Two or More Races	0%	3.65%	0%
Hispanic	2.95%	3.14%	6.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.94%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%