Fayne

See also: fayne

English

Alternative forms

Fain, Faine, Fane, Vane, Vanes

Etymology

A nickname, from Middle English fain (“joyful, happy”).

Proper noun

Fayne (plural Faynes)

A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Fayne is the 28650^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 832 individuals. Fayne is most common among Black/African American (62.26%) and White (33.53%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fayne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.

Anagrams

fenya

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