Where Does the Faghy Surname Come From?

It is easy to miss Faghy in an index if you only search for Fahey. Its meaning, shared with Fahey, is “Descendant of Fathach”.

Before spelling was fixed, Fahey was also written Faghy. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Fahy.

Faghy sounds close to Fay, so it can help to search both.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Faghy, so the heraldry linked to Fahey is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Faghy report, with a museum-style coat of arms.