Fairhead Surname
Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname
Fairhead Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the fair head'; compare Fairfax, Fairhair, Whitehead.
John Fayrhed, Pardon R., 6 Richard II.
1469. Juliana Fairhed: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).
1587. Peter Butcher and Agnes Fayerhed (Essex): Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameFairhead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 894 | 1:62,324 | 7,332 |
| Australia | 293 | 1:92,135 | 10,536 |
| United States | 166 | 1:2,183,488 | 137,532 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 566 | 1:43,066 | 5,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Fairhead Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the fair head'; compare Fairfax, Fairhair, Whitehead.
John Fayrhed, Pardon R., 6 Richard II.
1469. Juliana Fairhed: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).
1587. Peter Butcher and Agnes Fayerhed (Essex): Marriage Lic.
(English) Fair Head, Fair-Haired [Middle English fayr(e, Old English fæger, fair + Middle English heved, O.E, heáfod, head]
From the light colour of one's hair, or perhaps a local name. See termination head. Fairhevid, the Saxon, and Belteste, the French forms of it, occur in H.R.
Fairet, or Freret. Richard Freret, of Normandy, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Oinus, Richard, Robert F. 1198 (Ib.). Thomas Ferrator, of England, c. 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Robert Ferot, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Flemish, Verheide; a personal name.
The Fairheads were represented in Hunts in the 13th century, when William Fairheird lived in that county.
Fairhead Demographics
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Fairhead Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairhead Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fairhead is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairhead? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 239,622nd most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,361,188 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Fairhead reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 894 people, or 1 in 62,324. In England Fairhead is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Norfolk, where 10 percent are found and Suffolk, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England Fairhead is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Fairhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fairhead has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 572 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fairhead Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Fairhead last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fairhead last name are 37.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.78% registered with the party.
The amount Fairhead earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning R 224,568 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $52,562 CAD per year.
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