Foy

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English

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Etymology

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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

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Foy (plural Foys)

  1. A surname.
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of Sainte-Foy, various places, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Foy is the 2786th 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.