# Faye (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/faye/  
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 | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,707 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,748 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 180,870 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (1,410 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* (surname): Borrowed from French Faye or other languages.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Faye 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) | 56% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Faye in the United States.

## People named Faye

- Alice Faye, American actress and singer (1915–1998)
- Julia Faye, American actress (1892–1966)
- Herbie Faye, American actor (1899-1980)

## Similar surnames

Fye, Foye, Fay, Fahey, Fahy, Foy, Fu, Fee, Fey, Few, 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.