Fairgrieve Surname
Approximately 1,564 people bear this surname
Fairgrieve Surname Definition:
Thomas Feirgrive appears in Bentmylne, 1658, and Gideon Fairgrive in Melrose, 1685 (RRM., I, p. 175; III, p. 106). Feirgreive 1659. See also Forgrave.
Fairgrieve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 724 | 1:7,395 | 1,122 |
| England | 372 | 1:149,780 | 14,332 |
| United States | 272 | 1:1,332,570 | 92,890 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 1:59,517 | 4,663 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 409 | 1:9,152 | 1,197 |
| England | 53 | 1:459,913 | 26,089 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Fairgrieve Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Thomas Feirgrive appears in Bentmylne, 1658, and Gideon Fairgrive in Melrose, 1685 (RRM., I, p. 175; III, p. 106). Feirgreive 1659. See also Forgrave.
(English) [for the first element v. under Fairbank; the second is Old English gráf, græf, a grove, copse]
Fairgrieve Demographics
Average Fairgrieve Salary in
United States
$47,259 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fairgrieve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairgrieve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fairgrieve is found most in Scotland. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairgrieve? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 252,918th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,659,556 people. Fairgrieve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Fairgrieve reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Fairgrieve is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 724 people, or 1 in 7,395. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: East Lothian, where 32 percent are found, Fife, where 16 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Fairgrieve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fairgrieve has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Fairgrieve last name rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 702 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 971 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fairgrieve Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fairgrieve surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the party.
The amount Fairgrieve earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $47,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,787 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgrieves | 95 | 6 | / |
| Fairgreve | 95 | 3 | / |
| Fairgrive | 95 | 2 | / |
| Fargrieve | 95 | 0 | / |
| Feargrieve | 90 | 51 | / |
| Fairgreive | 90 | 10 | / |
| Fairgreves | 90 | 1 | / |
| Fairgreave | 90 | 0 | / |
| Fairgreeve | 90 | 0 | / |
| Fairgreaves | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fairgreives | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fairgrave | 84 | 5 | / |
| Fergrieve | 84 | 0 | / |
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