Faherty
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fatharthaig (“descendant of Fathartach”), a personal name ultimately derived from foghar (“sound”).
Proper noun
Faherty (plural Fahertys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Faherty is the 18511st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1491 individuals. Faherty is most common among White (95.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faherty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.