Fantone

Fantone Meaning & Origin

About Fantone
The surname Fantone is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Fante, which means "servant" or "foot soldier" in Italian. The suffix "-one" is a augmentative, indicating "big" or "large." Therefore, the surname Fantone can be interpreted to mean "big servant" or "large foot soldier." It likely originated as a nickname for someone who was either physically large or held a position of importance or authority within a military or servant context.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Fantone is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Fantone: 240
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 79,338
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fantone based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Fantone is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FNTN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F053050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F AA0 N T OW1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/fantone*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FNTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F535

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fantone in Braille

Here's how to represent Fantone in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Fantone in braille

How to sign the name Fantone using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Fantone using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fantone in sign language

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