Find out how popular the last name Fabien is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fabien.

Fabien, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fabien surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fabien in America

Fabien is the 46314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fabien surname appeared 460 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Fabien.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fabien to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fabien

The surname Fabien originated in France during the Middle Ages. It derives from the Latin name Fabianus, which is a masculine name meaning "bean grower" or "bean farmer." The name likely emerged as an occupational surname for someone who cultivated or sold beans.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Fabien can be found in medieval French parish records from the 13th century onwards. In 1275, a Jacques Fabien is mentioned in a document from the town of Clermont-Ferrand in central France. The surname was also present in the Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded names and land holdings across England after the Norman conquest. However, the spellings varied, including Fabian, Fabyan, and Fabien.

By the 14th century, the surname had spread across France and was particularly common in the northern regions. The city of Lille in northern France was home to a notable Fabien family who held lands and noble titles during this period. One member, Robert Fabien (1325-1401), served as a knight and military commander under King Charles VI.

In the 16th century, the Fabien surname emerged in other parts of Europe, including Italy and Spain, likely due to migration and trade connections with France. A notable bearer of the name was the Italian painter Fabien Arrighi (1557-1624), who worked in the Mannerist style and was active in Rome.

The 17th century saw the surname spread to the Americas, with early French settlers bringing the name to Canada and the Caribbean islands. One of the earliest recorded examples is Pierre Fabien (1612-1687), a farmer and landowner in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti).

Other notable individuals with the surname Fabien include:

1. François-Xavier Fabien (1766-1837), a French general during the Napoleonic Wars.
2. Théodore Fabien (1822-1890), a French politician and journalist.
3. Auguste Fabien (1835-1905), a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris.
4. Emile Fabien (1865-1933), a French politician and trade union leader.
5. Henri Fabien (1881-1957), a French physicist and inventor of the Fabien-Budnik electrostatic generator.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fabien

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fabien.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fabien was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fabien has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fabien was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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