How common is the surname Faye?

1,707 people in the United States had the surname Faye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. It ranked 16,748th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Faye?

Alice Faye, American actress and singer (1915–1998), followed by Julia Faye.

Where is the surname Faye most common?

Wikidata records people named Faye in the United States.

Is the surname Faye getting more or less common?

More common. 1,410 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,707 in 2010, up 21%.

Is Faye also a first name?

Yes. Faye is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Faye

A French surname, carried by 1,707 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Faye is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

French origin

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

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,707 people named Faye in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,410.

#16,748

rank among US surnames

1,707

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+21.1%

change since 2000 (was #18,196)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,743	Petti	1,708	180,764
#16,748	Bruss	1,707	180,870
#16,755	Pandey	1,706	180,976

Who is named Faye

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

56% of people named Faye identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fayes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Faye

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Faye come from?: * (surname): Borrowed from French Faye or other languages.
How common is the surname Faye?: 1,707 people in the United States had the surname Faye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. It ranked 16,748th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Faye?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Faye identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Faye?: Alice Faye, American actress and singer (1915–1998), followed by Julia Faye.
Where is the surname Faye most common?: Wikidata records people named Faye in the United States.
Is the surname Faye getting more or less common?: More common. 1,410 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,707 in 2010, up 21%.
Is Faye also a first name?: Yes. Faye is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.