Fahy (surname)

Fahy is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

derived from the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

surname

Ó Fathaigh O'Fahey ( ga, Ó Fathaigh) is an anglicised form of Ó Fathaigh. The patronym means "descendant of Fathaigh", whose name means "base" or "foundation". Cormac Ó Fathaigh is the first recorded bearer with the surname and is the purported ancestor of ...

. Alternative spellings include

Fahie Fahie (normally ) is a surname derived from the Irish language, Irish surname Ó Fathaigh. Alternative derivations include Fahey, Fahy (surname), Fahy and Fay (surname), Fay. People named Fahie include: * Andrew Fahie (born 1970), Premier of the B ...

Fahey Fahey is a surname. Alternate spellings include Fahie, Fahy and Fay. Notable people with the surname include: * Brandon Fahey, American baseball player * Brian Fahey (composer), British musical director * Brian Fahey (ice hockey), American ice hoc ...

and

Fay A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, o ...

. People named Fahy include: *

Anthony Dominic Fahy Anthony Dominic Fahy, (11 January 1805 – 20 February 1871) was an Irish Dominican Priest, missionary and head of the Irish community in Argentina between 1844 and 1871. Life Anthony Dominic Fahy (or Fahey) was born on 11 January 1805 in Lough ...

, (1805–1871), Irish Dominican priest and missionary *

Charles Fahy Charles Fahy (August 27, 1892 – September 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and judge who served as the 26th Solicitor General of the United States and later served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Di ...

(1892–1979), Solicitor General of the United States *

Edward Francis Fahy Edward Francis Fahy (8 June 1922 – 24 June 2005) was an Irish physicist, academic and administrator whose long career was spent mostly at University College Cork (1952–1987). There he was head of the department of physics (1964–1987) an ...

(1922–2005), Irish physicist and administrator *

Francis Arthur Fahy Francis Arthur Fahy (29 September 1854 – 1935) was an Irish nationalist, songwriter and poet. He is probably best remembered as the composer of the evergreen "The Ould Plaid Shawl". He collaborated with various composers, including Alicia Ad� ...

(1854–1935), Irish nationalist, songwriter and poet * Francis Patrick Fahy (1880–1953), Irish teacher, barrister, and

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian- ...

politician *

Greg Fahy Gregory M. Fahy is a California-based cryobiologist, biogerontologist, and businessman. He is Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at Twenty-First Century Medicine, Inc, and has co-founded ''Intervene Immune'', a company developing clinic ...

, cryobiologist and biogerontologist * Jack Fahy, U.S. government official *

Jim Fahy James Fahy (21 November 1946 – 14 January 2022) was an Irish journalist broadcaster, journalist and documentary-maker. He was the Western Editor for RTÉ News and was RTÉ's longest-serving regional correspondent at the time of his retirement ...

(1946–2022), Irish broadcaster, journalist and documentary-maker * John Fahy, Scottish football player *

Meghann Fahy Meghann Fahy (born 1989/1990) is an American actress. Her first prominent role was playing Hannah O'Connor on the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from 2010 to 2012. She starred as Sutton Brady on the Freeform drama series ''The Bol ...

(born 1990), American actress and singer *

Michael Fahy Michael Fahy (1951 – 2 April 2019) was an Irish farmer, and a Fianna Fáil and sometime Independent member of Galway County Council. From Ardrahan and first elected to the council in 1979, he resigned from Fianna Fáil in 2004 when under inves ...

, Irish farmer and politician *

Ollie Fahy Oliver Fahy (born 21 October 1975) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team. Fahy joined the team during the 1994-95 National League and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until hi ...

(born 1975), Irish hurler * Pádraic Fahy (born 1948), Irish sportsperson *

Patricia Fahy Patricia Fahy is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party, who currently represents parts of Albany County in the New York State Assembly, including most of western Albany. She was previously president of the Albany City Boar ...

, American politician * Sir

Peter Fahy Sir Peter Martin Fahy (born 18 January 1959 in London, England) is a retired senior British police officer. He was the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), the United Kingdom's third largest police force. He retired from the pol ...

(born 1959), British police officer *

Shea Fahy Shea Fahy (born 6 October 1962) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. At club level he played with Sarsfields and Nemo Rangers and was a member of the Kildare and Cork senior football teams. Fahy usually lined out at midfield. A ...

(born 1962), Gaelic football player {{Surname, Fahy Anglicised Irish-language surnames Surnames of Irish origin