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

Fun, 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 Fun surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fun in America

Fun is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fun surname appeared 132 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 Fun.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fun 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 Fun

The surname Fun is believed to have originated in Germany, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to have derived from the Middle High German word "funke," meaning "spark" or "glowing ember." This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname for someone who worked with fire, such as a blacksmith or a glassblower.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various German church records and tax rolls, with spellings like "Funck," "Funcke," and "Funke." One notable early bearer of the name was Johann Funck, a German composer and organist born in 1518 in Nuremberg.

As the name spread across Europe, it took on different spellings and variations, such as the French "Fontaine" and the Dutch "Von Funken." In England, the name was sometimes anglicized to "Funk" or "Funke."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Fun surname in England can be found in the 1642 Parish Register of Stepney, which mentions a John Fun. In Scotland, the name appears in the 1684 Commissary Court Records of Dumfries, with a reference to a Margaret Fun.

Notable bearers of the Fun surname throughout history include:

1. Bartholomew Fun (1571-1643), a German-born English mathematician and astronomer.
2. Maria Fun (1673-1745), a Swiss painter and engraver known for her religious works.
3. Johann Jakob Fun (1719-1792), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg.
4. Wilhelm Fun (1802-1879), a German politician and lawyer who served in the Prussian National Assembly.
5. Amelia Fun (1856-1932), an American educator and women's rights activist who founded the Fun School for Girls in Boston.

While the Fun surname is not among the most common in the world, it has a rich and diverse history, spanning various countries and professions over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fun

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

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 Fun 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 Fun 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 Fun was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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