Fair Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fair Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fair family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 146
Domestic Servant 14
Dress Maker 13
General Labourer 9
General Servant 7
Laundress 6
Labourer 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Annuitant 5
Painter 4
Slater 4
Coal Miner 4
Cabinet Maker 3
Carpenter 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Greengrocer 3
No Occupation 3
Mariner 3
Nurse 3
Cloth Worker 3
Carman 2
Coachman 2
Draper Assistant 2
Assistant Agricultural Laborer 2
Potter 2

Fair Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fear 50% 10,639
2 Free 25% 6,519
3 Fair 100% 5,866
4 Fore 25% 1,804
5 Fare 50% 1,553
6 Phair 60% 1,076
7 Phare 20% 1,038
8 Far 75% 490
9 Faro 50% 384
10 Feare 40% 357
11 Faire 80% 325
12 Fire 50% 223
13 Four 50% 161
14 For 50% 149
15 Farre 60% 136
16 Feer 50% 124
17 Phayre 33% 112

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The surname Fair is the 3rd most popular variant of Fear.

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