How Many People Have the Last Name Faye?

1,707

people had the surname Faye in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 172,414 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#16,748

Tied with 6 others

Per 100,000 People

0.58

In 2010

Largest Group

55.9%

White

Change Since 2000

+21.1%

+297 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Faye (55.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 38.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Faye ranks #13,406. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 22.3% to 38.6%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 71% to 55.9%.

White 55.9%
Black 38.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%

📈 Change Since 2000

Faye grew from 1,410 people in 2000 to 1,707 in 2010 (up 21.1%), and its rank rose from #18,196 to #16,748.

20002010
People1,4101,707
Rank#18,196#16,748
Per 100,000 people0.520.58

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Faye

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#16,743Wasko1,708
#16,748Bruss1,707
#16,748Engelmann1,707
#16,748Flor1,707
#16,748Kittleson1,707
#16,748Rancourt1,707
#16,748Faye1,707

👤 Faye as a First Name

Faye is a first name too: about 33,776 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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