Last name: FAITH

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Last name frequency

FAITH : This last name is indexed 13,436 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

FAITH : English (most frequent in northern Ireland): from Middle English fe(i)th ‘belief (especially Christian belief) faithfulness loyalty’. This may have been a nickname for a trustworthy person but was more probably bestowed on one who used ‘Faith!’ frequently as a mild oath or exclamation.

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