The Faison surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,320 people carried this name — #4,267 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 7,728 in 2000.

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In print

Faison in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Faison
The Birmingham Age-herald 1915-11-16
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Faison
The Montgomery Advertiser 1915-11-16
Newspaper page from The Elkins Inter-mountain carrying the name Faison
The Elkins Inter-mountain 1915-04-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,799 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Faison in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1930s.

33 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Faison. The most, 7, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 11
New South Wales 8
Victoria 7
Western Australia 3
Tasmania 2
ACT (Canberra) 1
South Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Faison.

Who carried it

People named Faison,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samson L. Faison
    Samson L. Faison 1860–1940 · military personnel
  • John M. Faison
    John M. Faison 1862–1915 · politician
  • Henry W. Faison 1823–1885 · physician
  • Gwendolyn Faison 1925–2021 · politician
  • Earl Faison 1939–2016 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Faison,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States438 records

438 records of the Faison name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 253
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 108
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 53
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Earl Faison

    Born 1945; from Catonsville, Maryland. U.S. Marine Corps, combat engineer; died of wounds 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James G. Faison

    Born 1917 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bragg; painter from Duplin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1982, buried at Wilmington National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Levon Faison

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1935, died 1973; buried at Wilmington National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 438 records for Faison in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France3 records

3 records of the Faison name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Paul Augustin Faison

    Born 1913 in Le Vigan (Gard); died 1985 in Ganges (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Reine Fernande Faison

    Born 1924 in Le Vigan (Gard); died 1977 in Montbrison (Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Germaine Faison

    Born 1913 in Algeria; died 1991 in Le Plessis-Robinson (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Faison name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jacob Faison

    Buried in 1720 in Alkmaar.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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