Fairclough Surname

52,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Fairclough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the fair clough.'— Faireloth is a curious corruption. But this is a poor attempt at disguising the origin of a surname as compared with the name of the learned Calvinist, Dr. Featly, vicar of Lambeth, much lauded by Fuller and A.

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Fairclough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,7331:9,7191,434
United States1,3921:260,38724,582
Jamaica8251:3,479504
Australia5781:46,7055,845
Canada3471:106,18311,435
Wales1731:17,8871,946
Scotland1591:33,6723,337
New Zealand1501:30,1895,269
Northern Ireland711:25,9862,864
Ireland411:114,8525,857
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Panama121:326,0227,351
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1011:7,8601,203
Wales231:68,1923,286
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Fairclough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the fair clough.'— Faireloth is a curious corruption. But this is a poor attempt at disguising the origin of a surname as compared with the name of the learned Calvinist, Dr. Featly, vicar of Lambeth, much lauded by Fuller and A. Wood, who died in 1645. He is only known to fame as Dr. Featly, but he was born Fairclough, as all biographical notices show, ad ex.' Life of Thomas Fuller' (J. E. Bailey). This alone willremind the reader of some of the difficulties we have to contend with. In the second entry below we see how still further the name was distorted.

1583. John Fairelough. of Upholland: Wills at Chester.

1655. Married-Mr. Samuel) Fear Cloth, minester of Houghton Conquest, and Mrs. Frances Folter, of Ketton in Suffolke, by Justyce Bacon: St. Peter, Cornhill.

John Fayruclogh, Close Rolls, 8 Henry IV.

1700. Baptised-Sarah, d. of Joseph Faircloth: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) [for the first element of this place-name v. under Fairbank; the second is Middle English dough, Old English *clóh, a hollow, cleft]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name.

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

Fairclough has long been, and is still a Liverpool name. Thomas Fayerclough was mayor of Liverpool in 1544 (B. L.). There was a gentle family of Fairclough of Fairclough Hall, Herts, in the 17th century (Clutterbuck's "Hertfordshire").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fairclough Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fairclough is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairclough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,649th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 750,520 people. The last name Fairclough is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Fairclough live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Fairclough is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 5,733 people, or 1 in 9,719. In England Fairclough is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 19 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 16 percent are found and Lancashire, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account England Fairclough occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Jamaica, where 8 percent are found.

Fairclough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fairclough has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fairclough surname increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 752 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 195 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fairclough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fairclough last name is primarily Catholic (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fairclough are 2.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fairclough earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,154 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.55% more than the national average, earning R 433,812 per year; in United States they earn 17.19% more than the national average, earning $50,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $53,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farclough957/
Fairclogh955/
Faircloug952/
Faireclough952/
Feirclough9034/
Fairclaugh906/
Faircleugh905/
Fairclouhg901/
Ferclough840/
Farclok711/

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Fairclough Reference & Research

Faircloth DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Faircloth FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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