Faust Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Faust last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Faust last name
Meaning of the Faust last name: fist. Faust is a German surname from Faust, "fist", a nickname for a strong or pugnacious person, made famous by the Faust legend. The last name is found in central and southern Germany. Early Pennsylvania arrivals already bore this surname. Hessian and Franconian tax registers keep Faust long before the literary legend spread.
Arms associated with the Faust name
German heraldry associated with the Faust surname uses simple shapes, each coat of arms with its blazon.
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Faust name FAQ
What does the Faust name mean?
Fist. Common variants include Fausts, Foust.
Where does the Faust surname come from?
It originates in Germany, and is also found in the United States, Austria and Switzerland.
Is there a Faust coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Faust coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Duden Familiennamen; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).