Fairbank Surname

146,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fairbank Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the fairbank,' i.e. the yellow bank, from residence thereby; compare Windybank, Ewbank, &c, and v. Bank; (a) 'of Firbank,' a township in the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland The surname is still to be found in the district.

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Fairbank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6181:224,01721,684
England8461:65,8617,650
Australia2811:96,07010,909
Canada1351:272,93025,634
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
France231:2,887,944200,772
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6691:36,4364,738
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5531:90,8119,350

Fairbank (23) may also be a first name.

Fairbank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the fairbank,' i.e. the yellow bank, from residence thereby; compare Windybank, Ewbank, &c, and v. Bank; (a) 'of Firbank,' a township in the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland The surname is still to be found in the district.

Robert Firebancke, of Wennington, parish of Mellinge, 1638: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1803. Married — William Fairbanks and Frances Freer: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English or Scandinavian) [the first element of this place-name may be the Old English fearr, a bull (later, also a roebuck); Old Englishfear(h a boar; or Old Norse fær, a sheep (hardly for English fir, the tree): for the second element v. under Banks]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on, or near, the ridge where bulls or sheep were confined.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fairbank Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fairbank Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fairbank is found most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairbank? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,266th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,403,544 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fairbank are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,618 people, or 1 in 224,017. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent live, Maryland, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Fairbank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fairbank has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairbank Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fairbank last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.02% registered with the party.

The amount Fairbank earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.98% less than the national average, earning R 73,716 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $51,464 CAD per year.

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