placenames1901 census
93People recorded
23Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Travers 24
- McGovern 10
- Waters 10
- Carty 9
- McGoldrick 7
Fawn
Fán
Fawn is a townland in Leitrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationFawn54.23961° N · 8.28271° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Fán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Fawn · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Leitrim
- Barony
- Drumahaire
- Civil parish
- Drumlease
- Within
- Drumahaire
- Coordinates
- 54.23961, -8.28271
- Mapped area
- 2.5 km²
- Logainm ID
- 29631 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
119People recorded
25Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Travers 27
- Flynn 15
- McGovern 13
- McGoldrick 10
- McLoughlin 9
1926 census
136People recorded
24Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Travers 22
- McGovern 16
- Clinton 10
- McGoldrick 10
- McLaughlin 10
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Fawn. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.