Fait
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- A variant of German Veit.
- Borrowed from Czech or Polish Fait, both from the German surname.
- Perhaps from an obsolete English personal name derived from Anglo-Norman afaitie (“accomplished, skillful”).
Proper noun
Fait (plural Faits)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fait is the 35993rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 623 individuals. Fait is most common among White (92.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fait”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.