Explore the Family Name Fawns

The meaning of Fawns

1. Scottish: habitational name from Fans in Earlston (Berwickshire). 2. English: nickname from Middle English faun, foun (Old French faon, foun) ‘young fallow deer, young animal, cub’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. The medieval nickname perhaps denoted a lively, frisky youth. The Old French word was occasionally used as a personal name.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fawns exhibited a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Fawns ranked 83,301, but by 2010 it had slipped to 88,020, representing a decline of 5.66%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Fawns marginally increased from 210 in 2000 to 211 in 2010, marking a growth of 0.48%. However, the proportion per 100k people showed a decrease of 12.5%, moving from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,301	#88,020	-5.66%
Count	210	211	0.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fawns

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fawns, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates little-to-no diversity. The data remained unchanged for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories between 2000 and 2010, with each group showing zero representation. On the other hand, those identifying as White held nearly all representation within this surname. In fact, their representation slightly increased, going from 99.00% in 2000 to 99.53% in 2010 - a change of 0.54%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99%	99.53%	0.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%