How common is the surname Fairbrother?

1,257 people in the United States had the surname Fairbrother in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,621 Americans. It ranked 20,949th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fairbrother?

Sarah Fairbrother, British actress (1816–1890).

Where is the surname Fairbrother most common?

Wikidata records people named Fairbrother in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Fairbrother getting more or less common?

More common. 1,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,257 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Fairbrother

A surname, carried by 1,257 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fairbrother is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,257 people named Fairbrother in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,621 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,241.

#20,949

rank among US surnames

1,257

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,006)

Who is named Fairbrother

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Fairbrother identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fairbrothers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Fairbrother
British actress (1816–1890)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fairbrother

Fairbairn

Fairbrother has the Soundex code F616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F616.

Questions

How common is the surname Fairbrother?: 1,257 people in the United States had the surname Fairbrother in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,621 Americans. It ranked 20,949th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fairbrother?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Fairbrother identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fairbrother?: Sarah Fairbrother, British actress (1816–1890).
Where is the surname Fairbrother most common?: Wikidata records people named Fairbrother in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Fairbrother getting more or less common?: More common. 1,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,257 in 2010, up 1.3%.