Fayle
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English
Etymology
- As a Manx surname, reduced variant of McPhail.
- As an English, Scottish and Irish surname, variant of Fail.
Proper noun
Fayle (plural Fayles)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fayle is the 81458th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 232 individuals. Fayle is most common among White (96.98%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fayle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.