Faughnan
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.
Proper noun edit
Faughnan (plural Faughnans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Faughnan is the 35912th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 625 individuals. Faughnan is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faughnan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.