# Fahy (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,382 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,904 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 129,616 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (2,371 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Fahey.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fahy 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) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fahy in the United States.

## People named Fahy

- Meghann Fahy, American actress

## Similar surnames

Fay, Fahey, Faye, Foy, Fu, Fee, Fey, Fye, Few, Foye, Foo, Faw.

## 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.