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Fain Family Crest
Fain Family Crest
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Origins Available: French, Welsh

Where did the French Fain family come from? What is the French Fain family crest and coat of arms? When did the Fain family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Fain family history?

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of notable family names, including that of the distinguished Fain family. Originally, the people in this region went by one (personal) name. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. These names then began to become "fixed" or hereditary between the generations. One of the types of names adopted as surnames were those derived from nicknames. Nicknames, or "eke-names," were an added name that generally reflected some physical characteristics or other attribute of the person that used the name. The Fain surname derives from the Old French word "fin," which could mean "fine," "delicate," "skilled," or even "cunning;" and as such could have been a nickname for a delicate, sensitive, elegant, or clever man.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Fin, Fins, Finn, Finns, Fain, Faint, Fains, Faints, Faind, Fainds, Fein, Feint, Feins, Feints, Feind, Feinds, de Fin, du Fin and many more.

First found in Bourgogne, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fain research. Another 283 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1494, 1498, 1525, 1530, 1532, 1555, 1567, 1571, 1611, 1778, and 1837 are included under the topic Early Fain History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 31 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fain Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fain Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Mary Fain, who landed in Virginia in 1663

Fain Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Thomas Fain, who arrived in Virginia in 1705

Fain Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Johann Stephan Fain, who landed in Ohio in 1833
  • Jacob Fain, aged 41, arrived in New York, NY in 1884
  • David Fain, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1895
  • Golde Fain, aged 19, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1895


Fain Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Emil Fain, aged 17, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1905
  • Abram Fain, aged 17, who arrived at Ellis Island from Sylma, Poland, in 1920
  • Adolfo Fain, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1920
  • Betty Fain, aged 10, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1922
  • Elizabeth Fain, aged 47, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1922


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  • Sammy Fain (1902-1989), born Samuel E. Feinberg, American composer
  • Ferris Roy Fain (1921-2001), American Major League Baseball first baseman
  • Richard Alexander Fain (b. 1968), retired American college and NFL football player
  • Melanie Ann "Huckaby" Fain (b. 1958), American printmaker
  • Holley Fain (b. 1981), American actress, best known for her role on the ABC's drama series Grey's Anatomy
  • Benjamin Fain (b. 1930), Russian-born physicist, professor-emeritus, former refusenik


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  • Fain Family 1980 by Jeanette Fain Cornelius.
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  4. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  5. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  6. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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  8. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  9. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
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The Fain Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Fain Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 23 February 2012 at 12:03.

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