Fahey

English

Alternative forms

• Fahie, Fahy, Fay, Fohey

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fathaidh (“descendant of Fathadh”), a byname from fothadh (“base, foundation, support”).

Proper noun

Fahey (plural Faheys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fahey is the 3811^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9299 individuals. Fahey is most common among White (95.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fahey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.