Fay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fay family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 205
Agricultural Labourer 35
General Labourer 24
Labourer 16
Domestic Servant 15
Cotton Weaver 10
Tailor 9
Dress Maker 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Coal Miner 6
General Servant 6
No Occupation 6
Painter 6
Dock Labourer 5
Housemaid Domestic Servant 5
House Keeper 5
Farm Labourer 5
Grocer 4
Laundress 4
Charwoman 4
Gardener 4
Cook Domestic 4
Labourer Iron Works 4
Butcher 3
Brick Labourer 3

Fay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foy 67% 13,737
2 Fay 100% 8,591
3 Fee 33% 2,618
4 Fey 67% 1,849
5 Feay 75% 396
6 Foye 50% 355
7 Faye 75% 259
8 Fye 33% 248
9 Foay 75% 196

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The surname Fay is the 2nd most popular variant of Foy.

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