Vann Family History
Vann Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire and Warwickshire):: topographic name for someone who lived by a fen or marsh from Middle English fan(ne) a dialect variant in southeastern England of fen(ne) ‘marsh fen’ (see also Fenn ). The surname may also be topographic for someone who lived in a marshy place or from a place so named such as Vann in Hambledon (Surrey) and Vann in Ockley (Surrey). perhaps a nickname from Middle English fan(ne) vanne ‘basket or fan for winnowing’ for someone who made or used such a utensil.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022