The Fahy surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,382 people carried this name — #12,904 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 123,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (2,371).
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Fahy surname
Variant of Fahey.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fahy» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 119 births for the Fahy name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 5,300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The count includes the spelling Fahey.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 399 people named Fahy.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Seine-et-Marne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Fahy live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Fahy in American newspapers,
1909–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,550 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fahy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anthony Dominic Fahy 1805–1871 · Catholic priest -
Frank Fahy 1880–1953 · politician -
Frank Fahy 1880–1953 · politician
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Frank Fahy 1880–1953 · politician
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Frank Fahy 1880–1953 · politician
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Francis Fahy 1854–1935 · poet
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fahy.
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