Fay

in the US

There are 13,066 people with the last name "Fay" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Fay 2,138
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  1. is 2,134th most common Call
  2. is 2,135th most common Tabor
  3. is 2,136th most common Goodson
  4. is 2,137th most common Ring
  5. is 2,138th most common Fay
  6. is 2,139th most common Bellamy
  7. is 2,140th most common Hayward
  8. is 2,141st most common Titus
  9. is 2,142nd most common Watt

Similar Names and Nicknames

Foy, Fey, Faw, Fa, Fai, Fau, Fah, Fao, Fhy, Fae

Most Common First Names for Fay

John, Michael, James, Robert, William, Thomas, Richard, Mary, David, Joseph



Meaning & History

Fay

English: nickname for a person believed to have supernatural qualities, from Middle English, Old French faie ‘fairy’ (Late Latin fata ‘fate’, ‘destiny’).

English: nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English, Old French fei ‘loyalty’, ‘trust’.

English (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name from any of various places in France named with Old French faie ‘beech’, or a topographic name from someone living by a beech wood. Compare Lafayette.

Irish: variant of Fahey.

Irish: variant of Fee.


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