First American Financial (FAF) S-3ASRAutomatic shelf registration

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of First American Financial Corporation of our report dated February 18, 2020relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in First American Financial Corporation’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, CA

May 6, 2020