Foy Family History

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Foy Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Fahey. Irish: variant of Fee. French: nickname, from Old French foi ‘faith’ (Latin fides), either for a pious person or for someone who frequently used this term in oaths. French: from the medieval female personal name Foy, which is from foi ‘faith’, as above.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Fay, Roy, Loy, Toy, Fey, Goy, Fox, Hoy, Moy, Joy

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Foy Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Foy name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Foy. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    41%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    26%

  • Germanic Europe

    7%

  • Cameroon, Congo, & Southern Bantu Peoples

    4%

  • France

    3%

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Foy Family Origin

Where is the Foy family from?

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You can see how Foy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Foy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Foy families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 167 Foy families living in Ontario. This was about 50% of all the recorded Foy's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Foy families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Foy surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Foy Family Occupations

What did your Foy ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Foy occupation in Canada was Farmer. 41% of Foy's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Foy family was Blacksmith. Farmer, Laborer and Shoemaker were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Foy.

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  • Farmer

    41%

  • Laborer

    4%

  • Shoemaker

    4%

  • Blacksmith

    3%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Foy ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Foy Historical Records

What Foy family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 102,000 census records available for the last name Foy. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Foy census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 16,000 immigration records available for the last name Foy. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 17,000 military records available for the last name Foy. For the veterans among your Foy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Foy Life Expectancy

What is the average Foy lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Foy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Foy in 1942 was 29, and 75 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Foy ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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