Where Does The Last Name Fairchild Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Fairchild is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairchild? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 25,272^nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 341,369 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Fairchild live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fairchild is also the 775,413^th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 142 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 19,268 people, or 1 in 18,811. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Fairchild Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fairchild has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fairchild Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fairchild last name is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fairchild are 18.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fairchild earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21% less than the national average, earning 273,400 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.28% more than the national average, earning R 423,672 per year; in United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $50,335 CAD per year.