Fawns Family History
Fawns Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Fans in Earlston (Berwickshire). English: nickname from Middle English faun foun (Old French faon foun) ‘young fallow deer young animal cub’ with post-medieval excrescent -s. The medieval nickname perhaps denoted a lively frisky youth. The Old French word was occasionally used as a personal name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022