Fairlamb Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fairlamb Surname Definition:

Most likely a corruption of some local name terminating in ham.

Fairlamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3641:153,07214,566
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Australia791:341,71828,950
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Wales171:182,03112,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Fairlamb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most likely a corruption of some local name terminating in ham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lower thinks this is from some local name ending in ham. It may also be from one ending in lan. If we could suppose a Scand-Celtic compound (faar-lan), the name would mean the sheep enclosure. There is, however, a parish called Farlan, Cumberland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Fairlamb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fairlamb occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairlamb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fairlamb is the 440,539th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Fairlamb are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 153,072. In England Fairlamb is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 36 percent are found, Durham, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Fairlamb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fairlamb has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fairlamb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fairlamb surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

The amount Fairlamb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.07% more than the national average, earning 408,626 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.95% more than the national average, earning R 510,804 per year and in United States they earn 11.96% more than the national average, earning $48,308 USD per year.

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