How common is the surname Fairfax?

1,478 people in the United States had the surname Fairfax in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. It ranked 18,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fairfax?

Marion Fairfax, American actress, playwright and producer (1875–1970), followed by Alan Fairfax.

Where is the surname Fairfax most common?

Wikidata records people named Fairfax in the United States and Australia.

How do you pronounce Fairfax?

Fairfax is /ˈfɛɚfæks/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Fairfax getting more or less common?

More common. 1,433 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,478 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Fairfax

A nickname surname, carried by 1,478 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfɛɚfæks/ 2 syllables Soundex F612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fairfax is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

English surname, equivalent to fair + fax (sense 1), “beautiful tresses.”

Fairfax is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,478 people named Fairfax in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,433.

#18,622

rank among US surnames

1,478

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,970)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,614	Hayles	1,479	208,753
#18,622	Soroka	1,478	208,894

Who is named Fairfax

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

51% of people named Fairfax identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fairfaxs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marion Fairfax
American actress, playwright and producer (1875–1970)
Alan Fairfax
Australian cricketer (1906–1955)

Notable Fairfaxs come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Fairfax come from?: English surname, equivalent to fair + fax (sense 1), “beautiful tresses.”
How common is the surname Fairfax?: 1,478 people in the United States had the surname Fairfax in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. It ranked 18,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fairfax?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Fairfax identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fairfax?: Marion Fairfax, American actress, playwright and producer (1875–1970), followed by Alan Fairfax.
Where is the surname Fairfax most common?: Wikidata records people named Fairfax in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Fairfax?: Fairfax is /ˈfɛɚfæks/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Fairfax?: Fairfax is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Fairfax getting more or less common?: More common. 1,433 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,478 in 2010, up 3.1%.