Fay (surname)
Fay is an Irish surname. The name derives from the Norman surname "de Fae" which was introduced to Ireland in the 12th century. It is commonly found in counties Westmeath, Cavan and Monaghan. The native Gaelic surnames Ó Fiaich and Ó Fathaigh are sometimes anglicised as Fay. The Serer surname Faye may also be spelled as Fay in Serer proper. It is unrelated to the Irish surname and pronounced differently.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | French, Irish |
| Meaning | derived from the Old French "fagus", or from the Classical Irish "Ó Fathaigh" and "Ó Fiaich". |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Normandy |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | de Fay, du Fay, Fahey, Fahy, Faye, Fee, Foy. |
Notable people with the surname include:
Performers
- Bill Fay (born 1943), English singer
- Dorothy Fay (1915–2003), American actress
- Faith Fay (born 1987), American actress
- Frank Fay (American actor) (1897–1961), American Vaudeville performer
- Frank Fay (Irish actor) (1870–1931), Irish co–founder of the Abbey Theatre
- Isabel Fay (born 1979), British actor
- Johnny Fay (born 1966), Canadian drummer
- Martin Fay (1938–2012), Irish fiddler
- Meagen Fay, American actress
- Rick Fay (1926–1999), American clarinetist
- William Fay (1872–1947), Irish actor
Politicians
- Darren Fay (born 1976), Irish footballer
- Charles Joseph Fay, Irish politician
- Francis B. Fay (1793–1876), American politician
- Fred Fay (1944–2011), American disability rights activist
- James H. Fay (1899–1948), American lawyer
- John Fay (1773–1855), American politician
- Paul B. Fay (1918–2009), United States Secretary of the Navy
- Peter T. Fay (born 1929), American lawyer
Others
- Brian Fay (born 1943), American philosopher
- Charles Ernest Fay (1846–1931), American mountain climber
- George Fay, United States Army general
- J. Michael Fay (born 1956), American ecologist
- James Bernard Fay (born 1947), Canadian farmer
- John D. Fay (1815–1895), American civil engineer
- John Fay, British television writer
- Jonathan Fay, American computer scientist
- Larry Fay (1888–1933), American businessperson
- Lydia Mary Fay (1804–1878), American missionary, educator, writer, and translator
- Marianne Fay, American economist and writer
- Maura Fay (1958–2001), Australian television producer
- Michael Fay (born 1947), New Zealand businessperson
- Michael D. Fay, American war and combat artist
- Michael P. Fay (born 1975), American–Singaporean vandal
- Michael Francis Fay (born 1960), British Botanist and Geneticist
- Ming Fay, American sculptor
- Peter W. Fay (1924–2004), American historian
- Sam Fay (1856–1953), English railwayman
- Sidney Bradshaw Fay (1876–1967), American historian
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