Fahy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 8
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 1
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Fahy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fahy family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Spinner 2
Independent 2
Agricultural Labourer 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Shoe Maker 1
Male Servant 1
Blacksmith 1
Porterer 1
Teacher 1
Female Servant 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Fahy

Name Census Frequency
Mary Fahy 141
John Fahy 116
James Fahy 59
Patrick Fahy 56
Thomas Fahy 55
Margaret Fahy 44
Michael Fahy 43
William Fahy 41
Catherine Fahy 40
Bridget Fahy 39
Martin Fahy 34
Annie Fahy 30
Elizabeth Fahy 30
Ellen Fahy 23
Sarah Fahy 21
Francis Fahy 17
Edward Fahy 15
Ann Fahy 13
Jane Fahy 13
Kate Fahy 13
George Fahy 12
Harriet Fahy 11
Richard Fahy 11
Emma Fahy 9
Joseph Fahy 9

Fahy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fahey 80% 1,945
2 Fahy 100% 1,248

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The surname Fahy is the 2nd most popular variant of Fahey.

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