Faver
See also: faver
English
Etymology
- As a French surname, variant of Favre or Lefèvre. Compare Favor.
- As an English surname, variant of Feaver.
- Also as an English surname, sometimes a nickname based on the noun favor.
- Also as an English surname of Breton origin, from the noun fav (“broad bean”), from Proto-Brythonic *fav, from Latin faba (“bean”).
Proper noun
Faver (plural Favers)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Faver is the 35945th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Faver is most common among White (93.11%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faver”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 556.