Fairhurst Surname

60,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fairhurst Surname Definition:

Of local origin, probably from some place of the name in England.

Fairhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,5871:9,9731,471
United States1,2481:290,43226,961
Canada4121:89,4319,845
Australia3061:88,22110,161
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
South Africa1741:311,36629,669
Wales1301:23,8042,501
Scotland1161:46,1544,115
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway71:734,61250,907
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4391:9,9941,514
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Fairhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin, probably from some place of the name in England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) [for the first element v. under Fairbank; the second is Old English hyrst, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Fairest; a location name in Yorkshire (?).

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

Fairhurst Last Name Facts

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

Fairhurst is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairhurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,424th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 873,911 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Fairhurst reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Fairhurst is most frequent in England, where it is held by 5,587 people, or 1 in 9,973. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent live, Merseyside, where 11 percent live and Lancashire, where 10 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Fairhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fairhurst has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fairhurst last name expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 873 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 929 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fairhurst last name are 3.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fairhurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.62% more than the national average, earning R 443,472 per year; in United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $52,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farhurst942/
Farkhurst892/
Fairhirst891/
Ferhurst820/
Farurs801/
Farchorst780/
Fargurs750/
Verhurst711/
Farors673/
Farrors631/
Faroorsh591/
Ferors539/
Ferrors501/

Search for Another Surname

Fairhurst Reference & Research

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

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Fairhurst
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis