Fairford Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Fairford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fairford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Fairford Last Name Facts

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

Fairford occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fairford is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fairford live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Fairford is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent live.

Fairford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fairford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fairford surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farford9310/
Fairfort8856/
Farfor86175/
Farfour801,572/
Farfort8024/
Farfard804/
Farfoor802/
Fairfar800/
Fierfort7597/
Farfoorh759/
Farfar71536/
Farforova7137/
Fahrforth7119/
Frefor711/
Farfare6762/
Farfart6746/
Ferfort6723/
Ferfour678/
Virfort671/
Ferfore670/
Frefort670/
Fourfour6310/
Frefhour632/
Ferfoure631/
Fejorfor631/
Farfarova5962/
Firfarova5927/
Ferfert5324/
Verfort532/
Frefard532/
Ferfurt531/
Verforth5026/
Farvahar509/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fairford
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