How common is the surname Fahey?

9,299 people in the United States had the surname Fahey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,202 Americans. It ranked 3,811th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fahey?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fahey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fahey?

Jeff Fahey, American actor, followed by John Fahey.

Where is the surname Fahey most common?

Wikidata records people named Fahey in the United States.

How do you pronounce Fahey?

Fahey is /ˈfæhi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Fahey getting more or less common?

More common. 9,118 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,299 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Fahey

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 9,299 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfæhi/ 2 syllables Soundex F000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fahey is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Fahey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,299 people named Fahey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,202 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,118.

#3,811

rank among US surnames

9,299

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #3,580)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,806	Kohl	9,303	33,188
#3,807	Toscano	9,301	33,195
#3,809	Bratton	9,300	33,198
#3,811	Gaona	9,299	33,202

Who is named Fahey

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

95% of people named Fahey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Faheys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Fahey
American actor, born 1952
John Fahey
American fingerstyle guitarist (1939–2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Fahie
Fahy
Fay
Fohey

Surnames that sound like Fahey

Fahey has the Soundex code F000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F000.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fahey come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fathaidh (“descendant of Fathadh”), a byname from fothadh (“base, foundation, support”).
How common is the surname Fahey?: 9,299 people in the United States had the surname Fahey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,202 Americans. It ranked 3,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fahey?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fahey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fahey?: Jeff Fahey, American actor, followed by John Fahey.
Where is the surname Fahey most common?: Wikidata records people named Fahey in the United States.
How do you pronounce Fahey?: Fahey is /ˈfæhi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Fahey?: Fahey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Fahey getting more or less common?: More common. 9,118 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,299 in 2010, up 2.0%.
What are other spellings of Fahey?: Fahie, Fahy, Fay and Fohey.