Fairbarn Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Fairbarn 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.

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Fairbarn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1421:259,47624,513
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Fairbarn 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.

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

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A handsome child.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

The same as Fairchild—a fair, handsome bairn or child.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Fairbairn: Bairn, Scottish, a child. A fair or beautiful child. It may, however, mean, like the French beau-fils, a step-son.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Fairbairns are also established in the Scottish border counties.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fairbarn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fairbarn is most common in Canada. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairbarn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,333,288th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Fairbarn reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fairbarn is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 259,476. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 93 percent are found and Alberta, where 7 percent are found. Barring Canada this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Fairbarn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fairbarn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fairbarn surname expanded 164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairbarn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fairbarn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.51% less than the national average, earning $37,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $53,878 CAD per year.

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