Fahie Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Anyone researching Fahie should also look under Fahy. The name is generally explained as “Descendant of Fathach”. Spelled with “ie” instead of “y”, Fahie shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Vahey.

The 2010 census count for Fahie in the United States was 451, good for rank 47,107. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

There is no single Fahie family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Fahie report, with a museum-style coat of arms.