Last Name FAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FAY is ranked as the 1635th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 24,284.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 7.62 people named FAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 37% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named FAY is 17,713, the rank is 2,225 and the proportion per 100k Americans named FAY is 5.56.

Last Names FAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 24,284 +/-2.3%
  • National Rank 1,635
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,713
  • National Rank 2,225
  • Proportion/100k 5.56

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FAY is 93.3% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 2.0% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name FAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name FAY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name FAY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 93.3% 63.9% 29.4%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 2.0% 12.3% -10.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named FAY is New York where 3,010 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FAY, as 41.92 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Vermont is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names FAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,175 9.12 99.4% Indiana 346 5.25 97.3% Iowa 391 12.58 98.6% Kansas 176 6.05 95.4% Michigan 706 7.13 99.2% Minnesota 305 5.59 98.1% Missouri 53 1.78 83.8% Nebraska 177 9.43 96.7% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.6% Ohio 1,070 9.23 99.2% South Dakota 9 1.04 11.9% Wisconsin 561 9.75 99.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,175 9.12 99.4%
Indiana 346 5.25 97.3%
Iowa 391 12.58 98.6%
Kansas 176 6.05 95.4%
Michigan 706 7.13 99.2%
Minnesota 305 5.59 98.1%
Missouri 53 1.78 83.8%
Nebraska 177 9.43 96.7%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.6%
Ohio 1,070 9.23 99.2%
South Dakota 9 1.04 11.9%
Wisconsin 561 9.75 99.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names FAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 89.0% Arizona 618 9.18 98.9% California 2,737 7.05 99.5% Colorado 594 11.1 99.0% Hawaii 66 4.67 92.6% Idaho 109 6.69 94.0% Montana 71 6.9 92.6% Nevada 193 6.78 97.3% New Mexico 187 8.97 96.3% Oregon 365 9.2 98.3% Utah 99 3.38 90.3% Washington 876 12.41 99.3% Wyoming 75 12.77 93.5%

West States
State stats for the first name FAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 89.0%
Arizona 618 9.18 98.9%
California 2,737 7.05 99.5%
Colorado 594 11.1 99.0%
Hawaii 66 4.67 92.6%
Idaho 109 6.69 94.0%
Montana 71 6.9 92.6%
Nevada 193 6.78 97.3%
New Mexico 187 8.97 96.3%
Oregon 365 9.2 98.3%
Utah 99 3.38 90.3%
Washington 876 12.41 99.3%
Wyoming 75 12.77 93.5%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names FAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 337 9.36 98.5% Maine 71 5.36 88.5% Massachusetts 1,046 15.51 99.1% New Hampshire 252 19.01 97.7% New Jersey 688 7.7 99.0% New York 3,010 15.24 99.7% Pennsylvania 1,080 8.45 99.3% Rhode Island 219 20.73 97.8% Vermont 263 41.92 98.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 337 9.36 98.5%
Maine 71 5.36 88.5%
Massachusetts 1,046 15.51 99.1%
New Hampshire 252 19.01 97.7%
New Jersey 688 7.7 99.0%
New York 3,010 15.24 99.7%
Pennsylvania 1,080 8.45 99.3%
Rhode Island 219 20.73 97.8%
Vermont 263 41.92 98.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names FAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 138 2.84 92.4% Arkansas 90 3.02 90.2% Delaware 117 12.54 97.7% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 19.9% Florida 1,774 8.92 99.6% Georgia 393 3.89 97.4% Kentucky 331 7.49 96.0% Louisiana 161 3.46 92.8% Maryland 320 5.36 98.0% Mississippi 53 1.78 83.8% North Carolina 411 4.14 97.7% Oklahoma 114 2.94 91.4% South Carolina 136 2.81 94.3% Tennessee 222 3.39 95.6% Texas 1,007 3.74 98.6% Virginia 576 6.92 98.5% West Virginia 45 2.46 79.9%

South States
State stats for the first name FAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 138 2.84 92.4%
Arkansas 90 3.02 90.2%
Delaware 117 12.54 97.7%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 19.9%
Florida 1,774 8.92 99.6%
Georgia 393 3.89 97.4%
Kentucky 331 7.49 96.0%
Louisiana 161 3.46 92.8%
Maryland 320 5.36 98.0%
Mississippi 53 1.78 83.8%
North Carolina 411 4.14 97.7%
Oklahoma 114 2.94 91.4%
South Carolina 136 2.81 94.3%
Tennessee 222 3.39 95.6%
Texas 1,007 3.74 98.6%
Virginia 576 6.92 98.5%
West Virginia 45 2.46 79.9%
 

Full Names with FAY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have FAY as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named FAY.

The most popular full name is John FAY. 3.15% of all the people named FAY have this given name.

There are 1177 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John FAY 3.15%
2 Michael FAY 2.81%
3 James FAY 2.05%
4 Robert FAY 1.97%
5 Mary FAY 1.80%
6 William FAY 1.51%
7 Thomas FAY 1.38%
8 David FAY 1.24%
9 Daniel FAY 1.07%
10 Richard FAY 0.98%
11 Brian FAY 0.90%
12 Patricia FAY 0.90%
13 Charles FAY 0.80%
14 Joseph FAY 0.80%
15 Kevin FAY 0.75%
16 Nancy FAY 0.75%
17 Barbara FAY 0.73%
18 Donald FAY 0.73%
19 Paul FAY 0.73%
20 Edward FAY 0.71%

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