Fairbairn Surname
Approximately 9,484 people bear this surname
Fairbairn 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 SurnameFairbairn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,691 | 1:20,705 | 2,928 |
| United States | 1,947 | 1:186,163 | 18,524 |
| Canada | 1,336 | 1:27,579 | 3,663 |
| Scotland | 1,222 | 1:4,381 | 760 |
| Australia | 1,191 | 1:22,666 | 3,127 |
| New Zealand | 389 | 1:11,641 | 2,019 |
| South Africa | 229 | 1:236,584 | 24,342 |
| Northern Ireland | 125 | 1:14,760 | 2,025 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Japan | 40 | 1:3,196,107 | 33,800 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23 | 1:59,303 | 4,842 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Guyana | 17 | 1:44,837 | 4,218 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16 | 1:7,041 | 703 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 64 | 1:69,217 | 5,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,315 | 1:2,847 | 491 |
| England | 888 | 1:27,450 | 3,738 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:311,917 | 24,534 |
Fairbairn (15) may also be a first name.
Fairbairn 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.
“Beautiful Child” in Scots.
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.
From Fairburn; a location name in Yorkshire.
The Fairbairns are also established in the Scottish border counties.
Fairbairn Demographics
Average Male Fairbairn Height
177.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fairbairn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairbairn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fairbairn has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairbairn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 53,784th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 768,404 people. The surname Fairbairn occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Fairbairn are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. Fairbairn is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,691 people, or 1 in 20,705. In England Fairbairn is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Northumberland, where 9 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England it occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.
Fairbairn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fairbairn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fairbairn last name grew 303 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,209 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fairbairn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Fairbairn last name is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fairbairn surname are 10.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.11% registered with the party.
The amount Fairbairn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.28% more than the national average, earning R 357,132 per year; in United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $49,895 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbairne | 95 | 7 | / |
| Fairbarn | 94 | 168 | / |
| Farbairn | 94 | 0 | / |
| Fairbirn | 94 | 0 | / |
| Fairbarin | 89 | 23 | / |
| Fairbeirn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fairbarne | 89 | 0 | / |
| Faerbairn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Farbarn | 88 | 5 | / |
| Fairbern | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fairbourn | 78 | 454 | / |
| Fayrbayrn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Farbarren | 78 | 1 | / |
| Varbarn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fairbourne | 74 | 86 | / |
| Fairebyrne | 74 | 1 | / |
| Varbarin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feuerbarn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fierbourn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phayarbarn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Varvarn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Frebern | 63 | 0 | / |
| Varvaryn | 59 | 95 | / |
| Pherbarn | 59 | 1 | / |
| Verbaren | 59 | 1 | / |
| Verbieren | 56 | 67 | / |
| Frebourne | 56 | 0 | / |
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Fairbairn Reference & Research
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