Fairleigh Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Fairleigh Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Fairlee (beautiful glade), in Wight, or from Fairley (fern clearing), in Shropshire.

Fairleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Australia641:421,80833,593
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fairleigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fairleigh is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fairleigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairleigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 791,719th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. Fairleigh occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fairleigh are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 41 people.

The surname Fairleigh is most common 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 are found, Kansas, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Fairleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fairleigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fairleigh last name 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 bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fairleigh surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farleigh94636/
Fairliegh890/
Farlegh881/
Varleigh8217/
Freleigh8211/
Farliegh8210/
Farlig800/
Fairlough7812/
Freligh75346/
Frelegh752/
Farlaig750/
Farrlig750/
Fairelough748/
Farlough71156/
Verleigh711/
Firlik67531/
Frelig6772/
Farlik6742/
Farlek6711/
Firlag676/
Farlex676/
Farlag671/
Farlic671/
Farrlough670/
Ferlig670/

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