Foy

Etymology
From and placenames such as, variously from   and from the French name of St. Faith.

Proper noun

 * , various places, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
 * 1) * 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 630:
 * FOY, or S F, a town in Guienne, in France, thirty-two miles eaſt of Bourdeaux; it is ſituated under the meridian of London, in 44°, 50′, N. lat.
 * FOY, or S F, a town in Guienne, in France, thirty-two miles eaſt of Bourdeaux; it is ſituated under the meridian of London, in 44°, 50′, N. lat.

Statistics

 * 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.