Fairless Surname

167,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fairless Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near the bull meadow; one who traveled alone, i.e., without a companion or equal.

Fairless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1231:322,76029,402
England9801:56,8556,864
Australia1661:162,62516,859
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Canada911:404,89735,698
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France81:8,302,840321,660
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Wales81:386,81619,671
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5851:41,6675,256
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Fairless (15) may also be a first name.

Fairless Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near the bull meadow; one who traveled alone, i.e., without a companion or equal.

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

Fairless Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fairless occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Fairless click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairless? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fairless is the 167,829th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,829,016 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Fairless are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fairless is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 15 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,123 people, or 1 in 322,760. In The United States Fairless is most numerous in: Oklahoma, where 15 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Fairless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fairless has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fairless last name increased 2,612 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairless Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fairless surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fairless are 15.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Fairless earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.87% more than the national average, earning R 287,232 per year; in United States they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $41,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.48% more than the national average, earning $66,317 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farless93954/
Fairles9346/
Fearless8814/
Farlesse880/
Farles8664/
Firles864/
Fairle862/
Fairley8013,015/
Fairlie802,945/
Fairlee80202/
Farlese8056/
Farliss8013/
Fearles8011/
Farlies8011/
Firleas803/
Farlest802/
Ferless801/
Fairlez801/
Varless801/
Faierle801/
Farrles801/
Fairlei801/
Farleys800/
Fairlis800/
Fairlle800/
Fairler800/
Firle77798/
Farle77264/
Farls7782/
Farelles7512/
Pharless754/
Fairliey751/
Fairrley751/
Farlheys751/
Farley7168,919/
Firlej714,006/
Farler71945/
Farlee71494/
Firley71441/
Fairly71407/
Fierle71292/
Farlie71263/
Firlie71194/
Vairelles71143/
Ferles71114/
Farleh7181/
Farled7172/
Firlet7165/
Farlet7161/
Firlei7128/
Feirle7123/
Firlle7115/
Fearle7111/
Freles7111/
Ferailles7111/
Farlis719/
Varles719/
Farlex716/
Vairle715/
Fatrle714/
Fearls713/
Virles713/
Farleu712/
Farlej712/
Fairla711/
Farrle711/
Farlea711/
Farlez711/
Farlle711/
Farlep711/
Pharles672,638/
Farlish6776/
Vairlis6765/
Farelle6763/
Fierley6757/
Farlett6756/
Feierle6754/
Fierlej6748/
Farrley6721/
Farzley6719/
Farlech6714/
Farlice678/
Fairlay676/
Fearley674/
Farrels674/
Farlley674/
Varlejs672/
Farlisz672/
Fierleś672/
Farrlie671/
Firlise671/
Faerley671/
Fuerles671/
Vairley671/
Farliey671/
Farleah671/
Farleey671/
Vaierle671/
Ffarley671/
Farleer671/
Farells671/
Ferlaes671/
Ferlesz671/
Varhles671/
Fiorlei671/
Farller671/
Farille670/
Farrler670/
Fahrley670/
Firller670/
Pfarler670/
Farhley670/
Farletz670/
Fourles670/
Farrlis670/
Faarley670/

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