Fadness Family History
Fadness Name Meaning
Norwegian: old variant of Fadnes (and in North America probably also an altered form of this) a habitational name from two farms named Fadnes Fattnes in western Norway; the element Fad- is probably a river name derived from ferja ‘to ferry’ the element Fatt- is of uncertain origin. The second element is nes ‘headland promontory’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022