Fairwell Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Fairwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fairwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Fairwell (32) may also be a first name.

Fairwell Last Name Facts

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

Fairwell is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,447,279th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Fairwell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fairwell are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 32 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States Fairwell is primarily concentrated in: California, where 31 percent live, South Carolina, where 16 percent live and New York, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Fairwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fairwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fairwell surname increased 249 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fairwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fairwell last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fairwell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning $50,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $56,889 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farwell934,950/
Firwell930/
Fearwell888/
Farrwell884/
Fairbell880/
Fahrwell880/
Farwel8625/
Frewell8014/
Varwell808/
Ferwell802/
Farweil801/
Farwill800/
Faruell800/
Firbell800/
Farbell800/
Farwele800/
Firbellh751/
Faruel7128/
Frewel7116/
Ferwel7116/
Fairvl711/
Farbel711/
Farouel6718/
Viruell6716/
Ferbell6710/
Farbill678/
Feruell672/
Ferweld671/

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Fairwell Reference & Research

Farwell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Farwell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fairwell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis