The Fanton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 459 people carried this name — #46,404 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is down 10% from 512 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 519 people named Fanton.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Creuse.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 222 people named Fanton 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Fanton live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fanton.
- Fankhauser 1,537 · U.S. census
- Fanny 167 · U.S. census
- Fanti 312 · U.S. census
- Fantin 319 · U.S. census
- Fantini 580 · U.S. census
- Fantino 129 · U.S. census
- Fantone 240 · U.S. census
- Fantoni 148 · U.S. census
- Fantozzi 705 · U.S. census
- Fanucci 237 · U.S. census
- Faoro 229 · U.S. census
- Far 225 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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