Fairbrother Surname
Approximately 7,135 people bear this surname
Fairbrother Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'A brother-in-law', a direct translation of the French Beaufrere or Bonfrere; compare Fairchild with Beaufitz.
'There till Mr. Fairebrother come to call us out to my father's to supper.' Pepys' Diary, 1660.
Read More About This SurnameFairbrother Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,400 | 1:16,388 | 2,383 |
| United States | 1,681 | 1:215,621 | 20,999 |
| Australia | 673 | 1:40,112 | 5,183 |
| Canada | 470 | 1:78,395 | 8,792 |
| New Zealand | 418 | 1:10,833 | 1,891 |
| Ireland | 127 | 1:37,078 | 3,016 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Scotland | 77 | 1:69,530 | 5,379 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 68 | 1:65,145 | 4,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,665 | 1:14,640 | 2,180 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 469 | 1:107,076 | 10,727 |
Fairbrother Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'A brother-in-law', a direct translation of the French Beaufrere or Bonfrere; compare Fairchild with Beaufitz.
'There till Mr. Fairebrother come to call us out to my father's to supper.' Pepys' Diary, 1660.
Walter Beaufrere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Roger Beaufrere, ibid.
Adam Bonfrere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1624. Married — Saywell Wright and Margrett Fayrebrother: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1733. Baptised — Rebecca, d. John Fairbrother: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(English), 1 Fair Brother.
2 a literal translation of the French Beaufrère = Brother - in - Law [M.E- fair(e, fayr(e, Old English fæger, fair + Middle English brother, Old English bróðor]
“Father’s Brother” (Farebrother) in Old English, i.e. Uncle.
A translation of the French beaufrère. Both these names probably came to us from Scotland. It was formerly common in Peel.
(Scotch), Farebrother, Father-brother, Uncle.
Fromfrom the Flemish, Verbrugghe; a personal name.
Fairbrother Demographics
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Fairbrother Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairbrother Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fairbrother is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairbrother? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 69,445th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,021,380 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Fairbrother reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 3,400 people, or 1 in 16,388. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 10 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Fairbrother Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fairbrother has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fairbrother last name increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 187 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 592 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 226 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fairbrother Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fairbrother last name are 0.38999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.84% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fairbrother earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning R 189,624 per year; in United States they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $47,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,812 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbroether | 96 | 7 | / |
| Fairebrother | 96 | 1 | / |
| Farbrother | 95 | 256 | / |
| Fairbrothe | 95 | 3 | / |
| Fairbroter | 95 | 1 | / |
| Farebrother | 91 | 528 | / |
| Faribrother | 91 | 7 | / |
| Fairbruther | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fairborther | 91 | 1 | / |
| Farrbrother | 91 | 0 | / |
| Fayerbrother | 87 | 0 | / |
| Forebrother | 82 | 0 | / |
| Freibrother | 82 | 0 | / |
| Führbereuther | 67 | 1 | / |
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