Fairbeard Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Fairbeard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bearded.' An early surname. Speaking of Geoffrey Martel's death, A.D. 1060, Freeman says, 'To his namesake Geoffrey, surnamed the Bearded, he left Anjou and Saintogne' (Norman Conqest); v. Withibeard.
Read More About This SurnameFairbeard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
Fairbeard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bearded.' An early surname. Speaking of Geoffrey Martel's death, A.D. 1060, Freeman says, 'To his namesake Geoffrey, surnamed the Bearded, he left Anjou and Saintogne' (Norman Conqest); v. Withibeard.
William Cum-Barba, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Cum-Baiba, Oxfordshire ibid.
Hugh cum-Barba, Bedfordshire ibid.
Adam cum-Barba, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1622-3. Gerrard van Holbrooke and Susan Beard: Marriage Lic. (London).
1645. Buried — Mr. Edward Bearde, grocer, in Cornhill: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1771. Married — Richard Beard and Ann Ginder: Canterbury Cathedral.
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the fair beard'; compare Fairfax, Brownbeard, Blackboard, &c.
Thomas Fayrebeard, licence to sell ale in city of Oxford, 1590: Register of the University of Oxford.
Stephen Frairebeard, citizen of Oxford, 1620: ibid.
The curate of St. James', Clerkenwell, in 1720 was Mr. Fairbeard. His name is appended to many weddings; v. Marriages at St. James, Clerkenwell.
1748. Married — Daniel Lovett and Sarah Fairbeard: St. James, Clerkenwell.
When the unnatural process of shaving was unknown, as it was during a great part of the middle ages, many persons were known by sobriquets having reference to this appendage to the manly chin. Besides Beard, we have, or have had, Blackboard, Fairbeard, Longbeard, Heavybeard, and Beardman. A common form in H.R. is cum Barba, as Hugo cum-Barba, Johannes cum Barba. In Domesd. the powerful Hugh de Montfort is sometimes described as Hugo Barbatus. The name may, however, be local, from Beard, a township in Derbyshire.
The Derbyshire Beards possess the name of a hamlet in the parish of New Mills.
Fairbeard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairbeard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fairbeard is most common in England. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairbeard? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fairbeard live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Fairbeard is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 83 percent reside, Devon, where 8 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 8 percent reside. Other than England it is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 8 percent reside.
Fairbeard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fairbeard has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fairbeard surname fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbard | 94 | 20 | / |
| Farberd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Farbear | 88 | 0 | / |
| Farbard | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fairber | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fairbert | 82 | 46 | / |
| Fairbart | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fairbair | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fairbare | 82 | 0 | / |
| Farber | 80 | 13,191 | / |
| Farbar | 80 | 201 | / |
| Firber | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fairbairh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Faerber | 75 | 2,685 | / |
| Farward | 75 | 74 | / |
| Farvard | 75 | 23 | / |
| Freward | 75 | 10 | / |
| Faerbar | 75 | 5 | / |
| Farberh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Firbert | 75 | 2 | / |
| Farbhar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Farbere | 75 | 2 | / |
| Farbert | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faurber | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fairver | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fiorber | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ferbear | 75 | 0 | / |
| Firward | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fierber | 75 | 0 | / |
| Farbare | 75 | 0 | / |
| Faarber | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fourbear | 71 | 9 | / |
| Freweard | 71 | 5 | / |
| Faerberh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fairbour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Firberts | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ferber | 67 | 10,842 | / |
| Färber | 67 | 9,408 | / |
| Farver | 67 | 1,991 | / |
| Freber | 67 | 167 | / |
| Farbarová | 67 | 140 | / |
| Farberova | 67 | 121 | / |
| Ferbar | 67 | 114 | / |
| Farbár | 67 | 112 | / |
| Farvar | 67 | 29 | / |
| Farbarova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Varbar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Varber | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fārber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frebar | 67 | 0 | / |
| Firbir | 67 | 0 | / |
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