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
School 55
General Labourer 6
Private Means 6
Clerk 4
Dock Labourer 4
Labourer 4
None 4
Dressmaker 4
Scholar 4
General Servant (domestic) 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Rubber Shoe Maker 3
School Girl 3
Schoole 3
Soldier 3
At Home 2
Barmaid 2
Dental Worker 2
Cotton Spinning 2
Labourer (dock) 2
Machenist 2
Porter In Cotton Wrhouses 2
School Whole Time 2
Weaver (mine Goods) 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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