The Fant surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,111 people carried this name — #8,055 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,910 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 48 people named Fant.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Paris 10
Côte-d’Or 5
Yvelines 4
Moselle 2
Meuse 2
Isère 2
Nord 2
Vosges 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

388 people named Fant are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 257
Finland (2026) 131

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Fant in American newspapers,
1867–1899.

Newspaper page from The Record-union carrying the name Fant
The Record-union 1899-05-14
Newspaper page from The Providence News carrying the name Fant
The Providence News 1899-05-08
Newspaper page from Public Ledger carrying the name Fant
Public Ledger 1867-01-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 237,643 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Fant in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

307 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fant. The most, 55, date from the 1880s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 110
Victoria 69
Queensland 55
South Australia 33
Western Australia 24
Tasmania 13
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Fant,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johan Michael Fant
    Johan Michael Fant 1735–1813 · vicar
  • Eric Michael Fant
    Eric Michael Fant 1754–1817 · pastor
  • Erik Fant
    Erik Fant 1889–1954 · architect
  • Stina Fant
    Stina Fant 1898–1992 · painter
  • Michael Fant 1718–1754 · priest
  • Georg Fredric Fant 1768–1823 · priest

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 Fant,
in the records of 7 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 States322 records

322 records of the Fant name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 169
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • Other U.S. records 84
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lawrence L. Fant

    Born 1944; from St Louis, Missouri. U.S. Army, pioneer; died in an accident 1967 in South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Beula T. Fant

    Born 1899 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1943 in the Women's Army Corps at Denver, Colorado; secretary. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Petronilla Fant

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Missouri from Havre, aged 25; farmer. From Baden, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 322 records for Fant in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands41 records

41 records of the Fant name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 29
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 9
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hendrika Wilhelmina Fant

    In the population register of Nijmegen; domestic servant, born 1864 in Grave.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Fant

    Married in 1812 in Dordrecht.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Theresia Fant

    Died 1836 in Grave.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Fant in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Belgium17 records

17 records of the Fant name in Belgium
  • Belgian population registers 11
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Charles Louis Fant

    In the population register of Aspelare; farmer, born 1825 in Aspelare.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Julia Fant

    Died 1903 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jan Fant

    In the population register of Ninove; "ajusteursknecht", born 1840 in Ninove.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Fant in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France16 records

16 records of the Fant 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 Elda Orsolina Fant

    Born 1926 in Saulon-la-Chapelle; died 1989 in Dijon (Côte-d'Or).

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

    Born 1917 in Italy; died 1997 in Cranves-Sales (Haute-Savoie).

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

    Born 1934 in Mantes-la-Jolie; died 1999 in Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Fant in France.

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).

Finland6 records

6 records of the Fant name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 4
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 2
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Karl Alfred Helmer Fant

    Born 1913 in Maalahti; farmer. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Maalahti.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Jaakko Hjalmar Fant

    Born 1875; carpenter. Died in 1918 in Oulu, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Johan Alfred Fant

    Born 1903 in Petolahti; farmer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Maalahti.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Fant in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Fant name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Fant

    Retired of Elwood, Victoria; died 1971.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Fant

    Arrived in Victoria in 1876 aboard the Arawata, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Fant in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Fant name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Andreas Fant

    Census of 1910: Aalsgate, Porsgrund; "julmaker", born 1887 in Lunde.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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