Fairer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fairer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fairer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 21
Farmers Daughter 5
Landowner 4
Laundress 3
Farmers Wife 3
Stone Mason 3
Wife 3
Silk Manufacturer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Draper 2
Draper Wife 2
Farmers Son 2
General Driller 1
Licensed Victualler 1
Warehousemans Assistant 1
Plumber 1
Seamstress 1
Tea Broker 1
Annuitant 1
Assistant 1
Dairymaid 1
Daughter At Home 1
Coal Miner 1
Delver 1

Fairer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farr 67% 29,996
2 Farrer 83% 15,252
3 Freer 50% 10,091
4 Frier 67% 3,811
5 Friar 50% 3,105
6 Furr 50% 1,818
7 Frear 50% 1,781
8 Ferrer 67% 1,193
9 Frere 50% 971
10 Freear 33% 827
11 Fairer 100% 634
12 Farra 50% 557
13 Ferrie 33% 522
14 Frior 50% 339
15 Farror 67% 338
16 Freir 50% 309
17 Ferr 50% 223
18 Freire 50% 187
19 Ferre 50% 183
20 Farer 83% 176
21 Forr 50% 174
22 Farrie 50% 154
23 Fayrer 83% 147
24 Farre 67% 136
25 Fearer 67% 129
26 Fairrie 57% 123
27 Firr 67% 113
28 Farier 67% 101

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The surname Fairer is the 11th most popular variant of Farr.

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