as a Last Name
- 4,210
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Faith
Meaning & Origins
English (most frequent in northern Ireland): from Middle English fe(i)th ‘belief (especially Christian belief)’, ‘faithfulness’, ‘loyalty’. This may have been a nickname for a trustworthy person, but was more probably bestowed on one who used ‘Faith!’ frequently as a mild oath or exclamation.
| 7,918th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,210
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Indiana
- has the most people named Faith per capita
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