Fairbain Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Fairbain Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'fair child,' a native of Yorkshire, where bairn is found in several surnames; compare Barnfather.
Robertus Thom-bame (i.e. Tom's child), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Wil-barne (i.
Read More About This SurnameFairbain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Fairbain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'fair child,' a native of Yorkshire, where bairn is found in several surnames; compare Barnfather.
Robertus Thom-bame (i.e. Tom's child), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Wil-barne (i.e. Will's child), 1379: ibid.
The instances prove the origin; compare Fairchild. Not to be confounded with Fairburn, which see.
Johannes Fayrebame, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Fairebarn, 1379: ibid.
Robertus Fayrebarne, 1379: ibid.
Perhaps a metathesis for Frebern. Stodart seems to infer the same, Fairbaira = Freebairn, and a correspondent of Rev. Robert Wodrow in 1705 spells the name indifierendy 'Farbairn' and Freebairn' (Anol. Scot., II. p. 17, 21). The name of Bessie Bairebairne in Coldstream, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 478) may be a like mis-spelling. Stephen Fairburn, burgess of Berwick on Tweed, held the hostelry of the abbot and convent of Arbroath in Dundee a. 1327 (RAA., I, p. 315). The name of James Forbrayne who was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1601 (Burgesses), is perhaps an erroneous spelling. Fairbarne 1536, ffairbairne 1646.
A handsome child.
The same as Fairchild—a fair, handsome bairn or child.
Fairbairn: Bairn, Scottish, a child. A fair or beautiful child. It may, however, mean, like the French beau-fils, a step-son.
The Fairbairns are also established in the Scottish border counties.
Fairbain Demographics
Average Fairbain Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fairbain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairbain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fairbain occurs in Trinidad and Tobago more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairbain? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Fairbain are found; 42 percent are found in Caribbean and 42 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.
This surname is most commonly held in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 113,665. In Trinidad and Tobago Fairbain is mostly found in: Chaguanas Borough Corporation, where 100 percent live. Beside Trinidad and Tobago Fairbain is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Fairbain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fairbain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 55 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fairbain Last Name Statistics demography
Fairbain earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbaine | 94 | 1 | / |
| Farbain | 93 | 31 | / |
| Fairban | 93 | 0 | / |
| Fairband | 88 | 10 | / |
| Fairbane | 88 | 5 | / |
| Fairbaim | 88 | 4 | / |
| Fairbahn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fairbean | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fairbant | 88 | 0 | / |
| Farban | 86 | 355 | / |
| Firban | 86 | 21 | / |
| Fairbasen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Firbank | 80 | 454 | / |
| Farband | 80 | 23 | / |
| Farbhin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Farwain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farbein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frebain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farbank | 80 | 0 | / |
| Firband | 80 | 0 | / |
| Farbagne | 75 | 8 | / |
| Farbeann | 75 | 8 | / |
| Fairuang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farbayan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fairbeen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Farrbank | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fairbyne | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fuirbank | 75 | 0 | / |
| Farwan | 71 | 2,996 | / |
| Farvin | 71 | 1,841 | / |
| Varban | 71 | 872 | / |
| Virban | 71 | 642 | / |
| Firwan | 71 | 61 | / |
| Faruan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ferban | 71 | 9 | / |
| Farvan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Firuan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Firvin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Freban | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farwane | 67 | 1,291 | / |
| Fatruan | 67 | 140 | / |
| Fasrvan | 67 | 61 | / |
| Farving | 67 | 28 | / |
| Farvina | 67 | 24 | / |
| Farbene | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fasrwan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Virbhan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Farvine | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fharwan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vairwan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ferbank | 67 | 6 | / |
| Varbean | 67 | 5 | / |
| Farwine | 67 | 5 | / |
| Varbaan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ferbane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Firzuan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farbeen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vairvan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varbhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farzwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farboun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fharvin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferbang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fharvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farvand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farwahn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farwanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farvein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faruang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferband | 67 | 0 | / |
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