Given name & surname

Faherty

“descendant of Fathartach”

Faherty is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Faherty goes back to Irish Ó Fatharthaig, meaning “descendant of Fathartach.”

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Where it comes from

Faherty comes from Irish.

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How it developed

From Irish Ó Fatharthaig (“descendant of Fathartach”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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