Person:Charles Fain (3)

The name Fainyance has been suggest as the name used in France by this family before they moved to Ireland. I never see a source cited, however.

1. ↑ Jackson, Robert E. of Seal Beach, California. Jackson, Robert E. of Seal Beach, California. (e-mail to Shawna Woodard of Dayton, Ohio. 26 August 2006.).
2.   Hanks, Patrick (editor). Dictionary of American family names. (New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003).

   Fain - 1. French. habitational name from any of various places in France, deriving their names mostly from Old Franch fain 'swamp', but Latin fanum 'temple' is also a source in some cases. 2. English: variant spelling of Fayne.
   Faine - English. variant spelling of Fayne.
   Fayne - English. nickname from Middle English fein, fayn, fane, 'glad', 'well-disposed' (Old English faegen). The word seems also to have been occasionally used as a personal name in the Middle Ages, from which the surname may derive in some instances.

3.   Huguenot & Palatine Names in Ireland.

   https://www.dochara.com/the-irish/surnames/hueguenot-palatine-names-in-ireland/ accessed 30 Jul 2018
   
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   Surname distribution maps seem to indicate that Vaucluse might be an area in France to investigate.

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   This book is one of the sources that says the family came from France to Ireland. They may be from near Rouen.
   Fain Families of Southwest Georgia
   Descendants of Thomas Fain
   1986
   Publisher:A.P. Axson
   Original from:the University of Wisconsin - Madison
   Digitized:September 18, 2007
   Language:English
   Compiler:Agnes Perritt Axson
   preview available on google books