Explore the Family Name Faunce

The meaning of Faunce

English: nickname from Middle English faun, foun (Old French faon, foun) with genitival or, more likely, post-medieval excrescent -s, meaning ‘cub, young animal, young fallow deer’, perhaps for a lively, frisky youth. The same word was occasionally used as a personal name.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Faunce saw some fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 19,196 among all surnames and slipped slightly to 20,201 by 2010, representing a decrease of 5.24%. Despite this drop in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased slightly from 1,308 in 2000 to 1,319 in 2010, an overall growth of 0.84%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight decrease of 6.25%, moving from 0.48 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,196	#20,201	-5.24%
Count	1,308	1,319	0.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.45	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Faunce

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of people with the surname Faunce identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease seen in this category, down 1.15% from 96.56% in 2000 to 95.45% in 2010. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 121.54%, rising from 1.3% in 2000 to 2.88% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also increased, growing from 0.99% in 2000 to 1.14% in 2010, a change of 15.15%. No change was noted for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.56%	95.45%	-1.15%
Hispanic	1.3%	2.88%	121.54%
Two or More Races	0.99%	1.14%	15.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.84%	0%	0%