Fairbanks Surname

38,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,772 people bear this surname

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

Fairbanks 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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Fairbanks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,3471:29,3563,639
England5741:97,07010,302
Canada2511:146,79515,033
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3621:67,3357,663
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2841:15,2921,961

Fairbanks (58) may also be a first name.

Fairbanks 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

Pl., or genit., of Fairbank, q.v.

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

(English), Good banks. Fairchild, Pretty child. Fairfax, Fair-haired. Fairfield and Fairlie, Fair field. Fairford, Good ford. Fairweather, Fair weather.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Fairbanks Last Name Facts

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

Fairbanks occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairbanks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,216th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 529,157 people. Fairbanks occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Fairbanks live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fairbanks is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 58 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 12,347 people, or 1 in 29,356. In The United States Fairbanks is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, Minnesota, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States Fairbanks occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Fairbanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fairbanks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairbanks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fairbanks are 15.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Fairbanks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.55% more than the national average, earning R 595,404 per year; in United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $49,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairbancks9535/
Fairbaunks951/
Firbanks9417/
Farbanks946/
Fearbanks891/
Fairbonks891/
Fairvanks891/
Farrbanks890/
Fairbamks890/
Firbamks821/
Verbanks710/

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