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Faunce Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English faun foun (Old French faon foun) with genitival or more likely post-medieval excrescent -s meaning ‘cub young animal young fallow deer’ perhaps for a lively frisky youth. The same word was occasionally used as a personal name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Fayne, Lance, Dance, France, Vance, Hance, Bunce, Face, Gaunce, Bane

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Where is the Faunce family from?

You can see how Faunce families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Faunce family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Faunce families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 40 Faunce families living in Massachusetts. This was about 47% of all the recorded Faunce's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of Faunce families in 1840.
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What did your Faunce ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Faunce. 17% of Faunce men worked as a Laborer and 18% of Faunce women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Faunce were Farmer and New Worker. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    17%
  • Clerk
    10%
  • Carpenter
    9%
  • Farmer
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Clerk
    18%
  • Housewife
    11%
  • Stenographer
    9%
  • New Worker
    7%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Faunce. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Faunce. For the veterans among your Faunce ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Faunce lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Faunce life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Faunce in 1960 was 57, and 82 in 2004.

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