Frequency: (546)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Slovak and Hungarian (Fábry): occupational name for a blacksmith or ironworker, from a derivative of Latin faber ‘craftsman’.
2. Southern French: variant of fabre.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
