Fairleigh Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Fairleigh Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Fairlee (beautiful glade), in Wight, or from Fairley (fern clearing), in Shropshire.
Fairleigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 263 | 1:1,378,171 | 95,481 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Fairleigh (41) may also be a first name.
Fairleigh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Fairlee (beautiful glade), in Wight, or from Fairley (fern clearing), in Shropshire.
Fairleigh Demographics
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Fairleigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairleigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fairleigh is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairleigh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 791,719th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name Fairleigh occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fairleigh reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fairleigh is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 41 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 1,378,171. In The United States Fairleigh is most common in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Kansas, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Fairleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fairleigh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,195 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fairleigh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fairleigh surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fairleigh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $44,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $55,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farleigh | 94 | 636 | / |
| Fairliegh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Farlegh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Varleigh | 82 | 17 | / |
| Freleigh | 82 | 11 | / |
| Farliegh | 82 | 10 | / |
| Farlig | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fairlough | 78 | 12 | / |
| Freligh | 75 | 346 | / |
| Frelegh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Farlaig | 75 | 0 | / |
| Farrlig | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fairelough | 74 | 8 | / |
| Farlough | 71 | 156 | / |
| Verleigh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Firlik | 67 | 531 | / |
| Frelig | 67 | 72 | / |
| Farlik | 67 | 42 | / |
| Farlek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Firlag | 67 | 6 | / |
| Farlex | 67 | 6 | / |
| Farlag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farlic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farrlough | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ferlig | 67 | 0 | / |
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