Fairhead Surname

239,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Fairhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8941:62,3247,332
Australia2931:92,13510,536
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Canada1651:223,30721,472
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Wales201:154,72710,755
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5661:43,0665,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

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.

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

(English) Fair Head, Fair-Haired [Middle English fayr(e, Old English fæger, fair + Middle English heved, O.E, heáfod, head]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Verheide; a personal name.

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

The Fairheads were represented in Hunts in the 13th century, when William Fairheird lived in that county.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farhead9313/
Fairhed931/
Fearhead882/
Farihead880/
Fierhead880/
Farhad8652,834/
Faired86215/
Farhed8612/
Faread869/
Firead866/
Firhad865/
Fairha861/
Fairhe860/
Fairchied820/
Farahad80403/
Farkhad80307/
Farhaad8049/
Farheed8012/
Fareaud809/
Farhadh804/
Farehed804/
Fariead803/
Fairhee801/
Fareyad801/
Fairaud801/
Fahrhad801/
Farhadd801/
Farhadz801/
Firhaad801/
Farhaid801/
Fareead801/
Farheea801/
Farread801/
Farha7716,724/
Fared7713,759/
Farad772,040/
Faire77670/
Farea77520/
Faira77337/
Firad77278/
Fired77182/
Firea77130/
Farhe7715/
Firhe772/
Firha771/
Fargeaud75105/
Farchaud7529/
Fairahat751/
Faraheid751/
Ferehead751/
Fareeyad751/
Fairyaad751/
Feurhead750/
Fareed71203,663/
Farhat71116,525/
Faried7111,078/
Faryad716,268/
Farzad715,446/
Farhadova712,439/
Fairey711,968/
Farjad711,736/
Faires711,679/
Fareha711,511/
Faraud71822/
Faraha71778/
Ferhad71756/
Farkha71688/
Fariad71658/
Farhah71613/
Farred71246/
Pfaira71220/
Fairer71189/
Farcha71183/
Varhad71159/
Farhaj71151/
Farhet71148/
Farrad71148/
Fajire71148/
Fairez71125/
Fairat71124/
Fareea71114/
Fairie7177/
Farche7166/
Fayire7164/
Firyad7161/
Farher7155/
Farhaz7151/
Farhey7150/
Farhas7144/
Fairah7141/
Vairad7140/
Fajira7139/
Farhid7133/
Fareas7133/
Fairadova7133/
Farheh7131/
Firhat7129/
Fairaj7127/
Fairee7125/
Faroed7123/
Faradh7122/
Farrea7121/
Fairas7115/
Faraed7115/
Fareya7115/
Fircha7113/
Fairza7111/
Faredd7111/
Faryed7111/
Farahd7110/
Fareja719/
Faradz719/
Farhie717/
Fitrha716/
Farhee716/
Vairea715/
Faiura714/
Fireja714/
Faraad714/
Farhay714/
Farrha714/
Fairet714/
Farihe714/
Fare'a714/
Farhaa714/
Fairre713/
Faisre713/
Fairaz713/
Faiure713/
Farhai713/
Fierha713/
Fahrad713/
Fierea713/
Firjad712/
Fharha712/
Firher712/
Fireha712/
Fayira712/
Fairai712/
Faiora712/
Fireed712/
Farajd712/
Fyrhed712/
Firaha712/
Firzad712/
Firasd711/
Firaud711/
Fharad711/
Fairchiod711/
Faisra711/
Farasd711/
Fargad711/
Farhap711/
Farkhe711/
Farzea711/
Farzed711/
Varead711/
Faireh711/
Farhae711/
Fareaz711/
Faured711/
Faerad711/
Fairau711/
Fariea711/
Farhei711/
Farhye711/
Fareud711/
Firhaj711/
Faaire711/
Faiara711/
Fireah711/
Fitrhe711/
Fareah711/
Faredz711/
Farhez711/
Farhoa711/
Fairid711/
Faiore710/
Firche710/
Firhes710/
Farhes710/
Farahat6743,240/
Farhoud6721,389/
Fara6713,681/
Fire6712,132/
Fariyad679,959/
Farihat678,952/
Fare678,412/
Farhiya673,187/
Fira672,837/
Farhath671,569/
Fuiorea67988/
Farhate67766/
Firchau67401/
Farkhat67242/
Fairest67228/
Fargeat67163/
Farcher67154/
Farchah67149/
Faryaad67146/
Farchat67124/
Fairish67106/
Farayad67106/
Fairrie67105/
Farhatt67103/
Farjaud67103/
Fairres67100/
Fairich6797/
Pfarher6792/
Fautrad6792/
Farherr6782/
Farehah6777/
Farjeat6770/
Varahad6763/
Faryyad6758/
Farahay6755/
Virchea6754/
Firayad6750/
Farjaad6750/
Fairoja6748/
Fairess6744/
Virahad6742/
Fairach6742/
Farhaaj6740/
Fuierea6738/
Farahaj6736/
Fahreja6733/
Farahei6727/
Farrher6722/
Farujed6721/
Farches6719/
Farahaa6719/
Pfayira6717/
Fajirah6716/
Farraud6716/
Farried6715/
Fairrer6714/
Farhash6713/
Farouha6713/
Firiyad6711/
Farehat6711/
Farahte6710/
Farzaad6710/
Fairoud6710/
Farahah679/
Farajad678/
Farhaji678/
Farreed678/
Farathe677/
Farkhaj677/
Frechea676/
Farrahe676/
Farhaaz675/
Fharhat675/
Farheer675/
Fereadt675/
Fajiora675/
Fareyat675/
Fairchi674/
Fitriad674/
Fareoud674/
Faereed674/
Farhast673/
Fircher673/
Fareeds673/
Farrhat673/
Feraiha673/
Farahey673/
Farkhei673/
Fayrzad673/
Farhaat673/
Varchad672/
Fairaja672/
Fairuja672/
Fhareed672/
Firhaus672/
Farhaja672/
Faareed672/
Faryiad672/
Farhaya672/
Fahrhat672/
Farajud672/
Firyyad672/
Farihya672/
Fireash671/
Fourhad671/
Fareeja671/
Pfairai671/
Firahas671/
Firajod671/
Firchaj671/
Firhath671/
Fairash671/
Fairaya671/
Fairija671/
Fairuie671/
Fairuje671/
Farayud671/
Farchez671/
Farheth671/
Farihod671/
Fariyed671/
Fathrad671/
Varhaad671/
Vairadh671/
Faerhat671/
Fairaiz671/
Farhaia671/
Firhate671/
Farryad671/
Hfareed671/
Faradtz671/
Fairais671/
Fahrheh671/
Fahrrad671/
Faiuret671/
Fariiad671/
Farreas671/
Fariaad671/
Farkhay671/
Farkhey671/
Fareedd671/
Fareova671/
Firzadh671/
Farihia671/
Farhahe671/
Farahya671/
Faraiha671/
Fhairee671/
Firhauz671/
Farhaha671/
Fareedz671/
Farhayu671/
Farhete671/
Farijad671/
Fairaie671/
Faryyed671/
Faraaha671/
Fayyrad671/
Fairaut670/
Farrhas670/
Farhess670/

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