# Facey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/facey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,753 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,415 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 176,124 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (1,334 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * A variant of Veazey. * Americanized spelling of German Fehse or Vehse. * Americanized spelling of Swiss German Fäsi.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Facey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Similar surnames

Fox, Fish, Foss, Fuchs, Fisk, Fusco, Fuqua, Fazio, Fike, Fogg, Fix, Fick.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.