Fanning Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fanning Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fanning family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 72
Living On Own Means 10
General Labourer 8
Labourer 7
Domestic Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Dress Maker 4
Hawker 4
General Servant Domestic 3
Printer Compositor 3
Dock Labourer 3
House Painter 3
Roman Catholic Priest 3
Tailoress 3
Hosiery Hand 3
Clerk 3
General Laborer 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
Laundress 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Postman 2
Printer Of Press Feeder 2
School Boy 2
Umbrella Maker 2
Boot Maker 2

Fanning Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fanning 100% 2,848
2 Fenning 86% 2,805
3 Finning 86% 426
4 Faning 86% 110

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The surname Fanning is the most popular version of all its varients

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