Fairbairne Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Fairbairne 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 SurnameFairbairne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Fairbairne 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.
Fairbairne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairbairne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fairbairne is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairbairne? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fairbairne is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Fairbairne live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Fairbairne is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Besides South Africa Fairbairne is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live.
Fairbairne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fairbairne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fairbairne last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbairn | 95 | 9,484 | / |
| Fairbarne | 95 | 0 | / |
| Fairbarnes | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fairbarn | 89 | 168 | / |
| Farbairn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fairbirn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fairbarin | 84 | 23 | / |
| Fairbeirn | 84 | 0 | / |
| Faerbairn | 84 | 0 | / |
| Farbarn | 82 | 5 | / |
| Fairbourne | 80 | 86 | / |
| Fairebyrne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fairbern | 78 | 0 | / |
| Fairbourn | 74 | 454 | / |
| Fayrbayrn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Farbarren | 74 | 1 | / |
| Varbarn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varbarin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feuerbarn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Fierbourn | 63 | 0 | / |
| Frebourne | 63 | 0 | / |
| Phayarbarn | 60 | 1 | / |
| Frebern | 59 | 0 | / |
| Verberne | 56 | 3,069 | / |
| Pherbarn | 56 | 1 | / |
| Verbaren | 56 | 1 | / |
| Verbieren | 53 | 67 | / |
| Verbernne | 53 | 1 | / |
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