Frequency: (162)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Possibly an Americanized spelling of Swiss German Fasi, from a pet form of Gervasius (see Gervais).
2. Altered spelling of Swiss German Fausi, a nickname for a prankster.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
