Faribairn Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Faribairn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'fair child,' a native of Yorkshire, where bairn is found in several surnames; compare Barnfather.
Robertus Thom-bame (i.e. Tom's child), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Wil-barne (i.
Read More About This SurnameFaribairn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Faribairn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'fair child,' a native of Yorkshire, where bairn is found in several surnames; compare Barnfather.
Robertus Thom-bame (i.e. Tom's child), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Wil-barne (i.e. Will's child), 1379: ibid.
The instances prove the origin; compare Fairchild. Not to be confounded with Fairburn, which see.
Johannes Fayrebame, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Fairebarn, 1379: ibid.
Robertus Fayrebarne, 1379: ibid.
Perhaps a metathesis for Frebern. Stodart seems to infer the same, Fairbaira = Freebairn, and a correspondent of Rev. Robert Wodrow in 1705 spells the name indifierendy 'Farbairn' and Freebairn' (Anol. Scot., II. p. 17, 21). The name of Bessie Bairebairne in Coldstream, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 478) may be a like mis-spelling. Stephen Fairburn, burgess of Berwick on Tweed, held the hostelry of the abbot and convent of Arbroath in Dundee a. 1327 (RAA., I, p. 315). The name of James Forbrayne who was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1601 (Burgesses), is perhaps an erroneous spelling. Fairbarne 1536, ffairbairne 1646.
A handsome child.
The same as Fairchild—a fair, handsome bairn or child.
Fairbairn: Bairn, Scottish, a child. A fair or beautiful child. It may, however, mean, like the French beau-fils, a step-son.
The Fairbairns are also established in the Scottish border counties.
Faribairn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faribairn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faribairn is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Faribairn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Faribairn reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is mostly found in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Not including Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farbairn | 94 | 0 | / |
| Fairbairn | 89 | 9,484 | / |
| Faribrain | 89 | 3 | / |
| Faerbairn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Farbarn | 88 | 5 | / |
| Fairbairne | 84 | 7 | / |
| Fairbairon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fariburn | 82 | 2 | / |
| Frubairn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Freebairn | 78 | 1,119 | / |
| Fayrbayrn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fribarren | 78 | 1 | / |
| Farbarren | 78 | 1 | / |
| Friborn | 75 | 9 | / |
| Farburn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Varbarn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Farbron | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faribourne | 74 | 2 | / |
| Fairbairn-Hay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farparan | 71 | 707 | / |
| Freibrun | 71 | 73 | / |
| Frieborn | 71 | 22 | / |
| Freibron | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fiarburn | 71 | 7 | / |
| Friboren | 71 | 5 | / |
| Freiburn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fribrian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Friebern | 71 | 1 | / |
| Friebrun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fearbron | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varivarn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fraprian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fribroon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fahrbran | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farrborn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farbrene | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fearborn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Frieburn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Faurburn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fraiburn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Faria Bruno | 70 | 4 | / |
| Faoro Baron | 70 | 1 | / |
| Faria Brune | 70 | 1 | / |
| Faria-Brown | 70 | 1 | / |
| Farribourne | 70 | 1 | / |
| Frabriano | 67 | 9 | / |
| Freiborne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fauerborn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faria Perina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freiborna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freebrain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freeboirn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fairebyrne | 53 | 1 | / |
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