Faughnan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.

Proper noun

Faughnan (plural Faughnans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Faughnan is the 35912^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 625 individuals. Faughnan is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faughnan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.