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Origin and popularity of the name FAHEY

Origin

Fahey : Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fathaidh or Ó Fathaigh ‘descendant of Fathadh’ a personal name derived from fothadh ‘base foundation’. This name is sometimes Anglicized as Green(e) as a result of erroneous association with faithche ‘lawn’.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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Geographic distribution of the 4,815 individuals with the name FAHEY on Geneanet.

 

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    (151 individuals)
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    (90 individuals)
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    (88 individuals)

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    Variants of name FAHEY

    FAYHAY FAILHAY FAYHERR FAIJHAIJ FAIHAY