Fabian Family History
Fabian Name Meaning
English German Dutch Spanish Italian (Veneto) and Polish; Czech (mainly Fabián); Slovak (also Fábian Fabián); Hungarian (Fábián): from a personal name Latin Fabianus a derivative of the Roman surname Fabius. The personal name achieved considerable popularity in Europe in the Middle Ages having been borne by a 3rd-century pope and saint. Compare Faubion . Americanized or Italianized form of Slovenian Fabjan or Slovenian and Croatian Fabijan: from the personal name Fab(i)jan Latin Fabianus (see above). In North America this surname may also be a shortened form of patronymics from this name e.g. Slovenian Fabjančič Croatian Fabijančić. See also Fabiani Jewish: adoption of the non-Jewish surname (see 1 above) under the influence of the Yiddish personal name Fayvish ultimately related to Latin Vivus meaning ‘living’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022