The Fain surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,122 people carried this name — #4,379 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,865 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 461 people named Fain live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 134 people named Fain.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often La Réunion.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Fain live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Walloon Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Fain in American newspapers,
1893–1903.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 416,431 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fain,
with a public archive behind them.
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Agathon Jean François Fain 1778–1837 · politician -
Ferris Fain 1921–2001 · baseball player -
John Fain 1778–1852 · politician
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Lucile Fain 1867–1942 · golfer
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Alexandre Fain 1879–1949 · painter
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Sarah Lee Fain 1888–1962 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fain.
When the index is not enough
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