Foy

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English

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Foy

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Sainte-Foy

Etymology

From Middle French foy (“faith”) and placenames such as Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French name of St. Faith.

Proper noun

Foy (plural Foys)

A surname.
(obsolete) Synonym of Sainte-Foy, various places, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
- 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 630:
  FOY, or St Foy, a town in Guienne, in France, thirty-two miles eaſt of Bourdeaux; it is ſituated under the meridian of London, in 44°, 50′, N. lat.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Foy is the 2786^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12952 individuals. Foy is most common among White (71.73%) and Black/African American (22.44%) individuals.

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