Fay (surname)
| Fay | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
| Word/Name | French |
| Meaning | derived from the Old French "fagus" |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | de Fay, du Fay |
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.
Notable people with the surname include:
Performers
- Bill Fay (21st century), English singer
- Dorothy Fay (1915-2003), American actress
- Faith Fay (21st century), 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 (21st century), 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 (21st century), American disability rights activist
- James H. Fay (1899-1948), American lawyer
- John Fay (politician) (1773-1855), American politician
- Paul B. Fay (1918-2009), United States Secretary of the Navy
- Peter T. Fay (born 1929), American lawyer
Others
- Albert Bel Fay (1913-1992), American businessperson
- Charles Ernest Fay (1846-1931), American mountain climber
- George Fay (21st century), 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 (writer) (21st century), British television writer
- Jonathan Fay (21st century), American computer scientist
- Larry Fay (1888-1933), American businessperson
- Maura Fay (1958-2001), Australian television producer
- Michael Fay (banker) (21st century), New Zealand businessperson
- Michael D. Fay, American war and combat artist
- Michael P. Fay (born 1975), American criminal
- Michael Francis Fay (born 1960), British Botanist and Geneticist
- Ming Fay (21st century), American sculptor
- Peter W. Fay (1924-2004), American historian
- Sam Fay (1856-1953), English railwayman
- Sidney Bradshaw Fay (1876-1967), American historian
See also
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