Faherty

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)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Faherty is the 18511^st 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.