Fairington Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fairington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Farrington,' a township in the parish of Penwortham, Lancashire. No doubt in many cases a variant of Farringdon, but the Lancashire Farringtons are derived as stated above.

Roger Faryndon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Fairington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Fairington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Farrington,' a township in the parish of Penwortham, Lancashire. No doubt in many cases a variant of Farringdon, but the Lancashire Farringtons are derived as stated above.

Roger Faryndon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes de Feryngton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Farington, of Farington, 1595: Wills at Chester.

Roger Farington, of Farington, 1608: ibid.

1793. Married — William Dance and Mary Farrinton: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The Baronet's family came from Lancashire, in which co. there is a township so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

FFARINGTON: Farington, an estate in the parish of Penwortham, co. Lancaster. Farington or Ffarington Hall was the residence of the family from temp. Henry III. till the year 1549. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fairington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fairington is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Fairington live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

Fairington is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is most common in: Somerset, where 73 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 18 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Fairington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fairington has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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