Fain
See also: fain
English
editEtymology
edit- As a Jewish surname, variant of Fein.
- As an English surname, variant of Fayne.
- As a French surname, from placenames deriving from Latin fanum (“temple”) and Vulgar Latin *fangus (“mud, swamp”).
Proper noun
editFain (plural Fains)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fain is the 4379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8122 individuals. Fain is most common among White (81.83%) and Black/African American (12.02%) individuals.