Fairbrother Surname

69,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Fairbrother Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4001:16,3882,383
United States1,6811:215,62120,999
Australia6731:40,1125,183
Canada4701:78,3958,792
New Zealand4181:10,8331,891
Ireland1271:37,0783,016
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Scotland771:69,5305,379
Wales521:59,5105,360
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China41:341,830,39216,990
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland681:65,1454,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6651:14,6402,180
Wales231:68,1923,286
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:107,07610,727

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Father’s Brother” (Farebrother) in Old English, i.e. Uncle.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A translation of the French beaufrère. Both these names probably came to us from Scotland. It was formerly common in Peel.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

(Scotch), Farebrother, Father-brother, Uncle.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Fromfrom the Flemish, Verbrugghe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

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