Fair Surname
Approximately 30,385 people bear this surname
Fair Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality.
John de Fayre, Close Rolls, 29 Edward I.
Fair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,841 | 1:15,203 | 1,923 |
| Canada | 1,758 | 1:20,959 | 2,886 |
| England | 1,173 | 1:47,500 | 5,968 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Australia | 525 | 1:51,420 | 6,365 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Scotland | 436 | 1:12,279 | 1,638 |
| New Zealand | 170 | 1:26,637 | 4,667 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Ireland | 137 | 1:34,372 | 2,882 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Northern Ireland | 119 | 1:15,505 | 2,102 |
| Liberia | 116 | 1:38,005 | 3,523 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| India | 73 | 1:10,507,745 | 199,418 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Somaliland | 9 | 1:388,909 | 1,001 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 280 | 1:15,821 | 1,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 709 | 1:34,380 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 350 | 1:10,695 | 1,338 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,597 | 1:13,961 | 1,789 |
Fair (2,605) may also be a first name.
Fair Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality.
John de Fayre, Close Rolls, 29 Edward I.
Andro Fair of the Bradhirst, baize deput to John of Craufurd (Prestwick, p. 24), and Thomas Fare witnessed an instrument of 1446 (ibid., p. 114). John Faire was presbyter of Glasgow diocese, 1507 (Friars Ayr, p. 73), and Isobel Fair in Easter Caldstrem, 1675, and four more of the name are recorded in Lauder Commissariot Record. Margret Fair was charged in Inverness in 1585 with lightly deriding "the law of God and man in committing of the chryme of fornicatioun and adultre" (Rec. Inv., I, p. 299). Farie 1550, Fary 1549, Farye 1551. Lower and Harrison suggest the name is from the adjective fair "blond, handsome," and Bardsley says it is of local origin.
(English) Blonde, Handsome [Middle English fair(e, fayr(e, Old English fæger] Richard le Fayre.—Hund. Rolls [FAIRBAIRN] (English) Fair Child [Old English fæger + bearn] Occasionally confused with Fair- burn, q.v.
An adjectival surname being a translation of fionn. IF 19
One of the adjectival surnames, in this case a translation of fionn. IF 19
(English) The light-complexioned or handsome man; one who lived or worked at the fair or market.
Allusive to complexion. So the Latin Flavus, the French Blond, Blondel, &c., and the Italian Biondi, &c. It is often found in composition with other words, in English family names, as will be seen below. Sometimes the epithet alludes to a personal peculiarity, as in Fairhead, Fairbeard, and sometimes to a local one, as in Fairford, Fairholm, Fairbank, Fairbridge, Fairburn.
Radulphus Fere of Normandy 1180, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Reginald Fer of England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Walter Fere of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Fair Demographics
Average Fair Salary in
United States
$40,038 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fair Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fair (Arabic: فيرَ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻴﺮ, Hindi: फैर) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fair? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,160th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 239,840 people. The last name Fair occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Fair reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 144,056th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 2,605 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 23,841 people, or 1 in 15,203. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 93 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Fair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fair has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fair last name rose 663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 51 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 978 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fair Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Fair last name is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fair last name are 14.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.81% registered with the party.
The amount Fair earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning R 256,764 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $40,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $53,166 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faire | 89 | 670 | / |
| Faier | 89 | 447 | / |
| Fajir | 89 | 297 | / |
| Faird | 89 | 248 | / |
| Faior | 89 | 67 | / |
| Fhair | 89 | 7 | / |
| Faiar | 89 | 3 | / |
| Fairr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Faihr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fairp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Faitr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Faair | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fgair | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fayir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fairz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fairt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pfair | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fairh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Far | 86 | 16,278 | / |
| Fir | 86 | 1,368 | / |
| Faajir | 80 | 127 | / |
| Fayire | 80 | 64 | / |
| Fgaier | 80 | 45 | / |
| Fairre | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faisre | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faiure | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faiher | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fawier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Faiyor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fayior | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faiier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faheir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faaire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faihir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faiore | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fairhe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Farr | 75 | 44,866 | / |
| Fard | 75 | 13,809 | / |
| Fire | 75 | 12,132 | / |
| Fajr | 75 | 11,748 | / |
| Faur | 75 | 10,751 | / |
| Fare | 75 | 8,412 | / |
| Farh | 75 | 8,057 | / |
| Fear | 75 | 6,345 | / |
| Fior | 75 | 5,723 | / |
| Fahr | 75 | 4,005 | / |
| Fier | 75 | 1,521 | / |
| Vair | 75 | 1,345 | / |
| Faer | 75 | 922 | / |
| Feir | 75 | 461 | / |
| Farz | 75 | 385 | / |
| Fihr | 75 | 326 | / |
| Fird | 75 | 123 | / |
| Fitr | 75 | 79 | / |
| Firt | 75 | 66 | / |
| Firr | 75 | 50 | / |
| Fart | 75 | 47 | / |
| Faar | 75 | 47 | / |
| Fatr | 75 | 34 | / |
| Fuir | 75 | 32 | / |
| Fayr | 75 | 20 | / |
| Pfir | 75 | 15 | / |
| Fasr | 75 | 8 | / |
| Firh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Farì | 75 | 6 | / |
| Fgar | 75 | 5 | / |
| Firz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pfar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ffar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fhir | 75 | 4 | / |
| Foir | 75 | 3 | / |
| Farp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fhar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fisr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Firp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Åfar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faár | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fijr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hfar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fgir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fairová | 73 | 13 | / |
| F'Gaier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faggier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faaajir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Șfaițer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faure | 67 | 84,624 | / |
| Fajar | 67 | 27,329 | / |
| Farre | 67 | 9,771 | / |
| Feier | 67 | 4,667 | / |
| Phair | 67 | 3,011 | / |
| Pfarr | 67 | 2,524 | / |
| Fajer | 67 | 1,486 | / |
| Fayer | 67 | 1,147 | / |
| Fuior | 67 | 993 | / |
| Fierz | 67 | 712 | / |
| Fawer | 67 | 646 | / |
| Fijer | 67 | 428 | / |
| Feare | 67 | 304 | / |
| Pfaar | 67 | 303 | / |
| Fijar | 67 | 282 | / |
| Fahar | 67 | 225 | / |
| Foire | 67 | 187 | / |
| Faehr | 67 | 181 | / |
| Fujir | 67 | 173 | / |
| Fijor | 67 | 170 | / |
| Fauer | 67 | 162 | / |
| Firre | 67 | 127 | / |
| Fayre | 67 | 125 | / |
| Fahur | 67 | 89 | / |
| Feire | 67 | 62 | / |
| Feahr | 67 | 43 | / |
| Feard | 67 | 41 | / |
| Fayor | 67 | 36 | / |
| Fujar | 67 | 36 | / |
| Faurt | 67 | 32 | / |
| Firhs | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vaiar | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fuire | 67 | 24 | / |
| Feart | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vaier | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pfaur | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fiiar | 67 | 18 | / |
| Feiyr | 67 | 16 | / |
| Farht | 67 | 15 | / |
| Farhe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fahrt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Faurd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fayar | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fejir | 67 | 11 | / |
| Feior | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fuyar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fiehr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fiære | 67 | 9 | / |
| Faaar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pfare | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pfier | 67 | 7 | / |
| Féard | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fajur | 67 | 5 | / |
| Farrd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fatrh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Feňar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ffaer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fajor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fausr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feirt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fejar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Firhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Firrp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feitr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fisrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hffar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farhd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fayér | 67 | 2 | / |
| Firht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farhh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faarh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fajrd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fearr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffeir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfeir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pffar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Firdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Firph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fisre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fharp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fierr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fehar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuirz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fyyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farïd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faarø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fau'r | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fardd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feuar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fijir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fitrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fittr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Firrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fardh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foyar | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fharr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farhs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Feihr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firtt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fahrr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fardt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Faurr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fartt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fieyr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fauhr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farrt | 67 | 0 | / |
Fair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fair in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﻴﺮ | afyr | - |
| Fair in the Hindi language | ||
| फैर | phaira | - |
| Fair in the Arabic language | ||
| فيرَ | fyra | - |
| فير | fyr | - |
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