Farebrother Surname
Approximately 528 people bear this surname
Farebrother Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'A brother-in-law', a direct translation of the French Beaufrere or Bonfrere; compare Fairchild with Beaufitz.
'There till Mr. Fairebrother come to call us out to my father's to supper.' Pepys' Diary, 1660.
Read More About This SurnameFarebrother Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 298 | 1:186,973 | 16,679 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Northern Ireland | 40 | 1:46,126 | 4,031 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 166 | 1:146,840 | 13,053 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Farebrother Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'A brother-in-law', a direct translation of the French Beaufrere or Bonfrere; compare Fairchild with Beaufitz.
'There till Mr. Fairebrother come to call us out to my father's to supper.' Pepys' Diary, 1660.
Walter Beaufrere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Roger Beaufrere, ibid.
Adam Bonfrere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1624. Married — Saywell Wright and Margrett Fayrebrother: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1733. Baptised — Rebecca, d. John Fairbrother: St. Michael, Cornhill.
In Scotland, 'father-brother' is a phrase employed to designate an uncle; but we may with more than equal probability derive this name from Fair-brother, the equivalent of the French beau-frere, brother-in-law.
Farebrother Demographics
Average Farebrother Salary in
United States
$55,758 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Farebrother Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farebrother Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farebrother occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farebrother? popularity and diffusion
Farebrother is the 590,896th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. The last name Farebrother occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Farebrother reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Farebrother is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 186,973. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Cheshire, where 9 percent live and Worcestershire, where 8 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Farebrother Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Farebrother has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Farebrother surname grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farebrother Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Farebrother surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Farebrother earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.22% more than the national average, earning $55,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $51,190 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairebrother | 96 | 1 | / |
| Farbrother | 95 | 256 | / |
| Fairbrother | 91 | 7,135 | / |
| Faribrother | 91 | 7 | / |
| Forebrother | 91 | 0 | / |
| Freibrother | 91 | 0 | / |
| Farrbrother | 91 | 0 | / |
| Fairbroether | 87 | 7 | / |
| Fayerbrother | 87 | 0 | / |
| Fairbruther | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fairborther | 82 | 1 | / |
| Faribrothee | 82 | 0 | / |
| Führbereuther | 58 | 1 | / |
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