Fairy Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Fairy Surname Definition:

Anglo-Saxon fcegr and ig. ' Fair-island,' a local name. This surname which occurs in the Registrar-General's list has therefore no connection with Queen Mab, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, or any of their family.

Fairy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
France351:1,897,792163,564
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:141,71712,742
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Fairy (3,331) may also be a first name.

Fairy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anglo-Saxon fcegr and ig. ' Fair-island,' a local name. This surname which occurs in the Registrar-General's list has therefore no connection with Queen Mab, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, or any of their family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Ferry, Féré; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fairy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fairy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻳﺮﻯ, Hindi: फैरी) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fairy.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Fairy live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. Fairy is also the 123,729th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 3,331 people.

Fairy is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 26 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent are found and Greater London, where 14 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Fairy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fairy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fairy surname contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Fairy earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.84% more than the national average, earning $59,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairey911,968/
Fairyo91331/
Fairry912/
Fairyi911/
Fairyz911/
Fary891,728/
Firy895/
Fagiery834/
Fairaya831/
Fairryo831/
Fairouy831/
Faray804,693/
Farry802,301/
Farey802,175/
Faury801,654/
Farys801,041/
Feary80920/
Faire80670/
Firey80515/
Faryś80402/
Fitry80401/
Fiery80384/
Faira80337/
Fahry80289/
Fajry80197/
Fairi80176/
Faroy80134/
Faery80116/
Vairy80105/
Fiory80102/
Feiry80102/
Faryd8087/
Foiry8079/
Farhy8059/
Fariy8052/
Faryi8036/
Firay8032/
Faruy8028/
Fatry8024/
Firyt8018/
Fihry8012/
Faryz8010/
Fasry809/
Faryo808/
Farzy805/
Faryh802/
Firry801/
Faryt801/
Fairé801/
Firyi801/
Firoy801/
Fayry801/
Fuiry800/
Fhiry800/
Faires731,679/
Farray731,145/
Faraay73826/
Farrey73739/
Fairuj73541/
Vairay73316/
Farahy73315/
Fearey73294/
Pfaira73220/
Faired73215/
Fairer73189/
Fargey73184/
Fajire73148/
Fairez73125/
Fiorey7384/
Fairoj7383/
Fairie7377/
Faraya7376/
Firaya7375/
Fajriy7374/
Fithry7369/
Fittry7368/
Fayire7364/
Firych7362/
Farhey7350/
Fajira7339/
Faitri7336/
Fahrey7334/
Farysz7333/
Fairiz7328/
Fairaj7327/
Fauroy7327/
Fairee7325/
Fajary7322/
Fahroy7318/
Fairio7318/
Fairis7318/
Fajiri7318/
Fairza7311/
Fathry7310/
Faieri739/
Fierry738/
Fairii738/
Hfairi736/
Faiura734/
Farehy734/
Farhay734/
Fairet734/
Fitrey733/
Farych733/
Fairre733/
Faisre733/
Farrys733/
Fahary733/
Faiure733/
Fariey733/
Faiyri733/
Fareey733/
Faroey732/
Feirey732/
Vaiery732/
Fayira732/
Fairai732/
Faiora732/
Faeroy732/
Farhiy732/
Vairey731/
Fajury731/
Fireys731/
Fieryi731/
Fairha731/
Farziy731/
Fargay731/
Faireh731/
Faurey731/
Fautry731/
Farroy731/
Farzay731/
Farouy731/
Faroys731/
Feiryd731/
Faaire731/
Faaray731/
Fajjry731/
Faiara731/
Farauy731/
Fairid731/
Faerey731/
Farydz731/
Faiore730/
Fearry730/
Fausry730/
Fatroy730/
Fahrry730/
Fehary730/
Fearoy730/
Firrey730/
Farzey730/
Fairhe730/
Fara6713,681/
Fire6712,132/
Fare678,412/
Fari678,223/
Fery674,786/
Fira672,837/
Viry672,526/
Vary672,098/
Firi671,079/
Fairris67260/
Fairest67228/
Fairish67106/
Fairrie67105/
Farj67101/
Fairres67100/
Fairich6797/
Farahay6755/
Fáry6749/
Fairess6744/
Farè6735/
Féry6726/
Farý6726/
Faré6722/
Farrays6721/
Pfayira6717/
Fairrer6714/
Fearrey6710/
Faihori679/
Fautray679/
Farysch679/
Farrahy676/
Fithriy676/
Fairist676/
Farraya675/
Firă674/
Farahey673/
Vajiriy673/
Firj672/
Fairaja672/
Fairiss672/
Farhaya672/
Fará672/
Fajaray672/
Fujiryo672/
Faraaay672/
Pfairai671/
Figgery671/
Faharry671/
Fairhee671/
Farroey671/
Fairaiz671/
Fagieri671/
Fairais671/
Fairhed671/
Faheiri671/
Farrooy671/
Faiuret671/
Fareysh671/
Fairoiz671/
Phairay671/
Fhairee671/
Fierzey670/
Feihery670/
Farriey670/
Fareyth670/

Fairy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fairy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻳﺮﻯfayry-
Fairy in the Hindi language
फैरीphairi-

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