Fast Surname Guide

Fast turns up in national name statistics on both sides of the Atlantic. Fast is catalogued in Wikidata as a German last name.

Researching the origin

Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Fast under several forms. We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Fast, the family's own records come first.

Sound-alike surnames

Fast ranked 6,838 in the 2010 US Census, with 4,929 people answering to the name. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Faust.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Fast family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Fast line, if any, bore arms.

Want more than a summary? See the Fast family name pack.