Feehery

Feehery Meaning & Origin

About Feehery
The surname Feehery is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Fithcheallaigh, meaning "descendant of Fithcheallach." The name Fithcheallach is believed to be derived from the Gaelic word "fithcheall," which refers to a chess-like board game played in ancient Ireland. The surname Feehery is relatively rare and is primarily found in County Clare and County Galway in Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Feehery is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Feehery: 164
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 108,199
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Feehery based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FHR
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F IY1 HH ER0 IY0
🌐 IPA
/feehery*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FHR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F600

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Feehery in Braille

Here's how to represent Feehery in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Feehery in braille

How to sign the name Feehery using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Feehery using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Feehery in sign language

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