Last name: FANNER

Welcome at Geneanet!

Welcome at Geneanet!

With Geneanet, find your ancestors from home, create your family tree for free, and explore and share your family history. Genealogy has never been easier, thanks to our database of 9 billion individuals, and our community of enthusiasts.

All you have to know about the last name FANNER

Last name frequency

FANNER : This last name is indexed 6,001 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

FANNER : English:: 1: topographic name from Middle English fan(ne) a dialect variant in southeastern England of fen(ne) ‘marsh fen’ for someone who lived in a marshy place or came from a place so named.2: occupational name from Middle English fanner(e) ‘winnower; maker of fans (winnowing baskets)’ (see Vann). This is the most likely origin of the surname outside southeastern England. Compare Vanner.

Learn more

Variants of last name

The spelling of names may have changed over the centuries. Knowing these names variants will help you build your family tree.

Search a name

Discover your ancestors and build your family tree step by step through billions of data included in our members' family trees and through civil records.

Most popular first names

Most indexed countries

Available collections for this name