The faust Surname
faust Name Meaning and History
- German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), and French (Alsace-Lorraine): from Middle High German fust ‘fist’, presumably a nickname for a strong or pugnacious person or for someone with a club hand or other deformity of the hand.
- German and French (Alsace-Lorraine): from a personal name (Latin Faustus, meaning ‘fortunate’, ‘lucky’, a derivative of favere ‘to favor’). This was borne by at least one Christian martyr.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Catherine Faust. Berks, PA, 1700s |
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| Faust of Shamokin, Coal Twp, Pa |
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| Derrill Faust of Bulter Co. AL | Col Auston E. Smith | 2 |
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