Fairbrace Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fairbrace Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'iron-arm'; compare Armstrong, Strongitharm, Brasdefer; v. Pettifer. Perhaps a legendary name. Professor Skeat, in his Etym. Dict., Hustings, alludes to the 'Romance of Ferumbras.'

Robert Ferebraz, Close Rolls, 48 Henry III.

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Fairbrace Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Fairbrace Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'iron-arm'; compare Armstrong, Strongitharm, Brasdefer; v. Pettifer. Perhaps a legendary name. Professor Skeat, in his Etym. Dict., Hustings, alludes to the 'Romance of Ferumbras.'

Robert Ferebraz, Close Rolls, 48 Henry III.

Robert Ferbras, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Ferebraz, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Ferbraz, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1678. Baptised — Sarah, d. Henry Fierbrasse: St. Mary, Aldermary (London).

1680. — Mary, d. Henry Fyerbras: ibid.

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

FIREBRACE: The extinct baronet family, whose pedigree ascends only to the XVII. cent., seem to have had a tradition of a Norman origin (Burke's Ext. Barts.), and the name is said to signify fier-bras, "bold or stout arm," like our indigenous Armstrong and Strong i' th' arm. The H.R. form, Ferbras, is suggestive of "Iron-arm."

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Fairbrace Demographics

Average Fairbrace Salary in
England

£30,800

Per year
Rank:
15,604 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000200347
Rank: 34,700 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
114.17%
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Fairbrace Last Name Facts

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

Fairbrace is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairbrace? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fairbrace is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Fairbrace live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Fairbrace is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 40 percent live, Essex, where 12 percent live and Kent, where 12 percent live. Beside England it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Fairbrace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fairbrace has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fairbrace surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Farbrace94205/
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Fairbrass78931/
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Ferbrach711/
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Fiarbrass671/
Farebrass670/
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