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    The surname Facey

    A surname, carried by 1,753 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F200

    Facey: #16,415 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Facey #16,415, 1,753 people Facey: #16,415 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Facey #16,415, 1,753 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Facey is more common than 89.9% of them.

    Origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,753 people named Facey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,124 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,334.

    #16,415
    rank among US surnames
    1,753
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +31.4%
    change since 2000 (was #18,927)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,407Dillion1,754176,024
    #16,415Pietsch1,753176,124
    #16,420Bardsley1,752176,225

    Who is named Facey

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    65% of people named Facey identified as Black (not Hispanic), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 65%
    • White (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Facey come from?
    Various origins: * A variant of Veazey. * Americanized spelling of German Fehse or Vehse. * Americanized spelling of Swiss German Fäsi.
    How common is the surname Facey?
    1,753 people in the United States had the surname Facey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,124 Americans. It ranked 16,415th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Facey?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Facey identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Facey getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,334 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,753 in 2010, up 31%.