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
Average Fairleigh Salary in
United States
$44,976 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fairleigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairleigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fairleigh is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Fairleigh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairleigh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 791,719th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fairleigh live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fairleigh is also the 1,590,275th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 41 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 1,378,171. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 19 percent live, Kansas, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Fairleigh is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Fairleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fairleigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fairleigh surname rose 1,195 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fairleigh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Fairleigh are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political 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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Footnotes
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